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On the recordMay 21, 2003
We would be willing to enter into a time agreement if we saw the amendments and they were reasonable and we thought we could do that. But not having them, we can't do that. The Senator from Washington, if there would have been an up-or-down amendment, would have agreed to a 40-minute time limit evenly divided.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Discussing the need for reasonable amendments in a time agreement.

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