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Harry Reid: What I didn't know was that my brother had a girlfriend in Ash Fork. He spent most of his time with the girlfriend. I…

On the recordOctober 17, 2002
What I didn't know was that my brother had a girlfriend in Ash Fork. He spent most of his time with the girlfriend. I spent most of my time, not with my brother but with his girlfriend's brother. Her brother was a year or so older than I, but we played games. I never beat him in anything, the reason being, he kept changing the rules in the middle of the game. So no matter what I did, I couldn't win. That is kind of how I feel about homeland security. No matter what we do, you folks won't take yes for an answer. It is always something different. So it reminds me of my experience in Ash Fork. I say to my friend, who has a Ph.D. in economics, is a college professor, and is very smart, this calendar you have given us is an illusion. The numbers you have there are just a fantasy. The fact is, we have tried to do everything we could to pass this.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Discussing challenges in passing homeland security legislation.

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