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Harry Reid: “I understand that Senator Paul has an amendment that he wants to offer to this short-term funding bill. I'm talking…”

On the recordJuly 23, 2014
I understand that Senator Paul has an amendment that he wants to offer to this short-term funding bill. I'm talking about his amendment to permanently reduce the tax rate for repatriated income to 5 percent. He has agreed not to offer that amendment here. In exchange, we commit that when the Senate considers a long-term highway funding bill, Senator Paul will be allowed to offer and get a vote on his amendment then.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Jul 23, 2014

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