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Harry Reid: “I wish that would happen on the Senate floor more often. We can disagree on issues, but it should not make us…”

On the recordMarch 29, 2007
I wish that would happen on the Senate floor more often. We can disagree on issues, but it should not make us disagreeable. I know the distinguished Senator from Pennsylvania and I, on rare occasions, have disagreed on issues, but instead of weakening our bonding, it strengthens it because it reminds us... of our days in the courtroom, where you would have someone whom you would oppose on an issue, but it did not mean you opposed them as a person. We would have a responsibility. We were simply doing as a lawyer what that person we represented would have done if they had our education and training.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of civility and friendship among Senators despite political disagreements.

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