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Harry Reid: “I would ask my friend, why, if these bills enjoy bipartisan support--and they did--why were they not brought before the…”

On the recordDecember 16, 2010
I would ask my friend, why, if these bills enjoy bipartisan support--and they did--why were they not brought before the full Senate and passed? I think I would say to my friend, I expect it is because you had other priorities. And this is the basic work of government. Why did we not bring any of these bills before the Senate floor?
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Dec 16, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is questioning the lack of action on bipartisan bills in the Senate.

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