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On the recordSeptember 19, 2012
we are trying to work through all the issues we have. There are a few of them--not too many but a few. But I want everyone to know we can finish all of our work tomorrow. We can finish it all tomorrow, but we are not going anyplace. We are staying here until Tuesday, probably 3 or 3:30, because we have Yom Kippur on Wednesday, and then we will be right back here on Thursday. We have to finish our work. So that means if we can't work things out, we are going to be here Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I know we talk about this once in a while, and usually we are able to work things out, and I am glad we are. But just in case we can't, no one should think they are going to be able to catch an airplane out of here on Friday. Unanimous Consent Request--S. 3525 Mr. President, I will be very quick. I know the assistant leader for the minority is here and I don't want to take a lot of his time. The Senator from Montana, Mr. Tester, has assembled a broad package of legislation. It is bipartisan in nature, and that is an understatement, to support the needs of sportsmen throughout the country. He has worked with these groups, and I have been in meetings with him where he has tried to get Democratic Senators to back off and let this package go forward, and there have been adjustments made because of problems Republicans had and Democrats had. So I appreciate very much his work.…
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Sep 19, 2012

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