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On the recordSeptember 5, 2000
I hope we can get a bill that we can send to the President, recognizing that it is a bill that he will sign. I hope we can do that. We have a commitment from the chairman of the full committee, Senator Stevens, that he will work with us. Knowing his tenacity, I am confident we will be able to come up with something that is appropriate.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Discussing the need for bipartisan cooperation to pass a bill that the President will sign.

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