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Harry Reid: “Everyone should understand -- this vote is over tonight. I don't think we're going to get 60 votes, it's over with. I…”

On the recordDecember 10, 2008
Everyone should understand -- this vote is over tonight. I don't think we're going to get 60 votes, it's over with. I dread, Mr. President, I dread looking at Wall Street tomorrow.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Harry Reid expresses his concerns about the failed auto bailout vote and its potential negative impact on Wall Street and American workers.

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