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On the recordMarch 12, 2013
I want everyone to hear what I am saying now. If somebody comes to me and says: You can get on the bill if you give me these amendments, I won't agree. We will have cloture on it on Thursday. We are through the dealmaking stage. We have been dealmaking on this bill--an important piece of legislation--for more than a week, and if a Senator comes to me and says: You can go to the bill tomorrow, but I want to make sure I have all these amendments, the answer is no. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alabama.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Mar 12, 2013

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