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On the recordJanuary 9, 2007
Consultation, to me, means consultation. You sit down and talk with people you're trying to work something out with. Not after you've already written the speech.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Senate Majority Leader Reid critiques the lack of genuine consultation from the president regarding military actions.

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