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On the recordSeptember 19, 2002
I would like to--we do not do this nearly often enough--extend our appreciation, that of the Senate, to the staff. This reading that I have done in the last few minutes has taken hours to accomplish. This is probably the 15th time they have typed this. We thought we had it done on a number of different occasions, and because of people's schedules and other things Senators wanted, they had to retype it again and again and again. So I appreciate their patience. And I am sorry it took so long. I really wish we were accomplishing more with all of this work because, as a body, we have not accomplished too much, but we are moving on the best we can.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Expressing appreciation for Senate staff's efforts during a lengthy reading.

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