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Harry Reid: “I heard my friend say that, and I didn't want to get into a long dissertation about bipartisan opposition. There are 53…”

On the recordOctober 4, 2011
I heard my friend say that, and I didn't want to get into a long dissertation about bipartisan opposition. There are 53 of us. A majority of Democrats will support the President's jobs bill. Mr. McCONNELL. The majority leader just confirmed what I was saying, which is that there is bipartisan opposition to this, and we will discuss at what point the majority leader is comfortable with going forward with this proposal. My only reason for offering it today was to respond to the President's request that we vote on it, and we are prepared to do that. If we can't do it today, we will be happy to discuss, as we always do, the agenda of the Senate and when it would be appropriate to vote on it some other time.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Oct 4, 2011

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