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On the recordDecember 27, 2012
We have two very important measures to finish. I appreciate the collegiality of the Senators on this most important piece of legislation dealing with the espionage on our country part, and we should be able to work it out tomorrow. But we have 21 amendments we have to dispose of dealing with the supplemental. Some of those will be agreed to and would not need votes, but we have a lot of debate time on that in addition to votes. If we just did the votes alone, it would be 8 hours of voting. We hope to be able to narrow that down, as soon as we have something more definite, so the Senator and Senator Wyden and others can complete the time, and set up a time that is appropriate for Senator Wyden's amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Georgia.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Dec 27, 2012

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