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Harry Reid: “This is such an interesting conversation here on the floor this afternoon. I did not have the papers. Now, I do not…”

On the recordMay 17, 2012
This is such an interesting conversation here on the floor this afternoon. I did not have the papers. Now, I do not blame my friend from Arizona for not having the documents. I do not blame my friend from Missouri for only having a half hour to look at this. This was given to the Republican leader yesterday, midday. The language they are objecting to was in the base bill, so unless they did not read the base bill, they have a problem here. Now, they said they want to get it done--strange way of showing they want to get it done. This has been a classic example of rope-a-dope. I try to be a patient man. I have been very patient with my staff working with Senator Kirk's staff, the minority leader's staff. I have tried to be as patient as I can be. Mr. McCONNELL. Would my friend yield?
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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May 17, 2012

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