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Harry Reid: The Senator is aware, however, is he not, as stated by the majority, this is a work in progress? They, obviously, are…

On the recordJuly 13, 2004
The Senator is aware, however, is he not, as stated by the majority, this is a work in progress? They, obviously, are not sure what they want to vote on. Or is it just a political issue and they want to vote on nothing, they want to have another class action where they had victory in their grasp but they did not want to work on the substance; they wanted to maintain a political issue that Democrats were obstructing, which we were not? Is the Senator aware, it could be the same situation?
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the uncertainty surrounding a legislative vote.

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