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Harry Reid: “I say to my friend, we have done a pretty good job on our side of the aisle. We literally only have a handful of…”

On the recordJune 13, 2000
I say to my friend, we have done a pretty good job on our side of the aisle. We literally only have a handful of amendments left. I think you should spend more time urging Members on your side of the aisle. We only have one amendment that is going to take any amount of time. The Senator offering that amendment has been tied up in hearings all day and has been unavailable. Senator Boxer has offered three amendments. She has said she will be back in an hour to offer her last one. As I say, we have just a few amendments. So I think if you can get rid of a lot on your side, we might be able to make some more progress. We are literally down to maybe seven or eight amendments on our side.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Discussing the progress of amendments during Senate floor debate.

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