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On the recordFebruary 9, 1995
I would be interested if the Senator from California could answer a question based on what the Senator from Illinois said. Why, then, was not Sallie Mae and Fannie Mae excluded? Why is it only the Tennessee Valley Authority?
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Questioning the exclusion of certain entities during a Senate debate.

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