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On the recordMay 25, 2007
one of the things in the bill we passed last night that was put in by the Democrats was $40 million to take care of some of the emergency issues in Kansas. That was the right thing to do. This legislation we are passing now will extend tax relief to residents and businesses of Greensburg, KS, as a result of that tornado. I have spoken to Senator Roberts about this. He worked on this hard and I am glad we were able to satisfy his requests.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Discussing tax relief legislation for Kansas following a tornado disaster.

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