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On the recordJuly 14, 2011
I am giving fair warning to everyone. We have gotten nonchalant about coming to vote. We have an extra 5 minutes. We are not going to extend that in the future. It is not fair to everyone else who gets here on time. So everyone is on notice. We are going to cut the votes off in 20 minutes. People come straggling in 8, 10 minutes late. That is not going to work anymore. It is going to affect Democrats and Republicans. Madam President, this will be the last vote of the week. We will more than likely be in session tomorrow. There will be no votes tomorrow. If there are people who want to offer amendments, the two managers of this bill, Senator Johnson and Senator Kirk are here. They are here tonight. This vote coming up will be the last vote of the week. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Jul 14, 2011

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