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Harry Reid: “I say to the Senator, the reason I mention this is it is descriptive, exemplary of what they are doing to the American…”

On the recordJanuary 17, 2003
I say to the Senator, the reason I mention this is it is descriptive, exemplary of what they are doing to the American people under the guise of fiscal conservatism. If this is ``compassionate conservatism,'' then I don't want any part of it.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Criticizing the impact of fiscal conservatism on the American people.

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