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Harry Reid: “We have gone through two very big, complicated pieces of legislation: The bankruptcy bill, with over 300 amendments, and…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2000
We have gone through two very big, complicated pieces of legislation: The bankruptcy bill, with over 300 amendments, and the nuclear waste bill, with the potential of well over 100 amendments. Those have gone through now. I appreciate, commend, and applaud the leader for being a man of his word, as we knew he would be. I hope the Senator from Oklahoma, recognizing how strongly he feels about the issue, would understand it is not only the State of Florida. In Nevada, we are four judges short. We do not want the bandits to take over the town. We appreciate very much the majority leader's efforts to move these four. We hope the Senator from Oklahoma will understand the personal situations in States such as Nevada, where we are desperate for new judges.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Discussing the need for new judges in Nevada during a legislative debate.

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