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Harry Reid: “One last question I will ask the Senator. Based on your experience and my experience, is it a fair statement to say that…”

On the recordApril 28, 1999
One last question I will ask the Senator. Based on your experience and my experience, is it a fair statement to say that on our agenda items we may not win every one of them, we may not prevail on every one of them, but wouldn't it be nice, I ask the Senator, to be able to debate the issue of the minimum wage, the Patients' Bill of Rights, the other things we believe are important? Win or lose, wouldn't it be great if we could have the opportunity to explain to the American people and the Members of this Senate why we feel strongly about an issue?
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Discussing the importance of debating key issues like minimum wage and Patients' Bill of Rights.

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