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Harry Reid: “I am happy, until 3:15, to work out time agreements so people are not standing around. But the way it now appears, it is…”

On the recordOctober 27, 2000
I am happy, until 3:15, to work out time agreements so people are not standing around. But the way it now appears, it is going to be a little unbalanced. We should rotate time wise, not necessarily who is speaking but how much time. We want to work Senator Conrad into this mix.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Discussing time agreements for Senate floor debate.

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