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Harry Reid: “One more question I will ask the Senator from Oregon: Then the people of Nevada, no matter how they feel about the…”

On the recordOctober 27, 2000
One more question I will ask the Senator from Oregon: Then the people of Nevada, no matter how they feel about the substance of the legislation that passed in the State of Oregon, should be warned by me and others that if this piece of legislation passes, if we pass a ballot proposition or a law in the State of Nevada, it would be subject to repeal by the Congress. We in Nevada believe in States rights. We are part of the great western heritage. Is it true that if this particular legislation passes, the people of the State of Nevada should be aware of the fact that we could repeal something that they pass in the legislature or by ballot proposition?
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of federal legislation on state laws during a Senate debate.

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