Harry Reid: “Surely. Mr. McCONNELL. I think I can probably speak for everybody on…”

On the recordSeptember 22, 2011

Surely. Mr. McCONNELL. I think I can probably speak for everybody on this side that if we had a choice between wrapping all of this up sometime tonight, as opposed to coming back tomorrow, I think I am pretty safe in saying we prefer, if it is possible, to complete the job tonight knowing full well we are scheduled not to be here next week. Presumably if we finish the job in a way that is satisfactory to both the House and the Senate, I think our preference would be to grind through and to try to get to the end tonight.

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Sep 22, 2011

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