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On the recordSeptember 30, 2021
The Senate is a place to kill things. It isn’t a place that you look to get things done.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
Source
msnbc.com

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Harry Reid comments on the slow-moving nature of the Senate and the importance of the infrastructure bill.

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