Harry Reid said "We are going to work until we get it done. There are a number of Senators working in good faith to try to come up with a proposal that will pick up a number of Republican votes. This legislation is very important. The reason we need to work through the night is, I cannot imagine what would happen to the financial markets tomorrow if it was reported that this bill would go down. This bill is not only important to our great country, it is important to the world." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 5, 2009

We are going to work until we get it done. There are a number of Senators working in good faith to try to come up with a proposal that will pick up a number of Republican votes. This legislation is very important. The reason we need to work through the night is, I cannot imagine what would happen to the financial markets tomorrow if it was reported that this bill would go down. This bill is not only important to our great country, it is important to the world.

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Harry Reid

Democratic · Nevada

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govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the urgency of passing important legislation during a Senate session.

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