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On the recordNovember 14, 2007
Mr. President, the Republicans offer an amendment. I offered the first amendment on behalf of Dorgan and Grassley. It is a bipartisan amendment. If they have an amendment they want to offer, let them offer it. I will be happy to stand out of the way. But they are offering all these excuses why they can't do it, and that is too bad.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Discussing amendments during Senate floor debate.

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