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Harry Reid: “I can say for this Senator, I appreciate the House putting it in the bill. I appreciate Senator Byrd and Senator Stevens…”

On the recordJune 6, 2002
I can say for this Senator, I appreciate the House putting it in the bill. I appreciate Senator Byrd and Senator Stevens having it in the bill before us because I think to remove this legislation is such a wrong way to go. If we are talking about homeland security, the place to start is with this amendment.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Discussing the importance of an amendment related to homeland security.

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