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Harry Reid: “The other thing I mention is, in a meeting I had this morning, I think it is fairly clear it will not be necessary, even…”

On the recordDecember 20, 2005
The other thing I mention is, in a meeting I had this morning, I think it is fairly clear it will not be necessary, even though we do not like the conference report on HHS, I don't think there will be a necessity for cloture on that. The leader should anticipate having a straight up-or-down vote on that at some time.
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Harry Reid
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