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On the recordSeptember 19, 2002
Well, Mr. President, we have spent days here. People are blaming Senator Byrd for slowing things down. All anyone has to do, when Senator Byrd sits down, is move to table his amendment, or what is going on at the time. There has been unending stalling on this piece of legislation. I repeat, the President has talked to me. He has talked to the Presiding Officer. He has talked to the managers of the bill. He has talked to Senator Nickles--everybody--about this bill. He believes this is important. Let's move on with it. If this bill comes out of the Senate, and it is not perfect, what he wants, he controls the House of Representatives. He has tremendous, I repeat, clout with the Senate. We want to get this bill done. Let's move on.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Addressing delays in the legislative process and urging progress on a bill.

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