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Harry Reid: “Why would we want to do that? I have 1,100 people at an Air Force base sitting home. They have a few problems of their…”

On the recordOctober 1, 2013
Why would we want to do that? I have 1,100 people at an Air Force base sitting home. They have a few problems of their own.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

Editor's note · Context

Reid responds to a question about helping children with cancer while emphasizing other pressing issues.

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