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Harry Reid: “The point I make, and I would like the Senator to respond to this, a person from time to time, in service in the…”

On the recordOctober 5, 2004
The point I make, and I would like the Senator to respond to this, a person from time to time, in service in the Congress of the United States, votes for amendments to cut spending in different areas for a lot of different reasons. They still can be some of the strongest hawks we have around here; isn't that true?
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Discussing the relationship between spending cuts and defense positions in Congress.

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