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Harry Reid: “I say also the document about which we speak today is not something that was prepared by the Democratic National…”

On the recordSeptember 27, 1996
I say also the document about which we speak today is not something that was prepared by the Democratic National Committee, or the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. This came from the Census Bureau. These are facts. And as the Senator from North Dakota has indicated, facts don't lie. These are the facts.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Defending the credibility of a document from the Census Bureau during a debate.

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