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Harry Reid: “The last vote was about 10 minutes over time. We waited patiently for everyone. For the next two votes, at the end of…”

On the recordMay 8, 2014
The last vote was about 10 minutes over time. We waited patiently for everyone. For the next two votes, at the end of the time we are going to cut it off. We have a lot of things going on during lunchtime. If you are not here, you are not going to be counted. We can't be waiting because it is impolite and unfair to everybody else. We have two more votes. I yield back the time on the two judges. We are going to have a third vote that will be by voice vote.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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May 8, 2014

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