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On the recordJune 18, 2010
Mr. President, sometimes the Senate can be terribly disconcerting and aggravating, but that is the way the Senate is. Those are the rules we work under. I love the Senate. Every day that goes by, I understand there are times I am aggravated and disconcerted, but the vast majority of the time I am amazed how we are able to get work done. I say through the Presiding Officer to my friend, the Republican leader, I am glad we were able to work out this legislation. This is extremely important for everybody, and we are going to move on with the rest of the bill and try to finish that as early as possible. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Montana.
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Harry Reid
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