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Harry Reid: “These terms that my friends like to throw around, cut and run, tax and spend. The American people know what's going on…”

On the recordJune 26, 2006
These terms that my friends like to throw around, cut and run, tax and spend. The American people know what's going on here. They know what's going on.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid critiques the rhetoric used by Republicans regarding withdrawal from Iraq.

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