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On the recordDecember 15, 2010
I was told within the last 24 hours that we had bipartisan support to pass this bill. Many told -- I shouldn't say that, many is a word that's too large -- but a number of Republican senators told me that they'd like to see it pass.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Harry Reid discusses the expectation of bipartisan support for a spending bill that ultimately failed.

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