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Harry Reid: “I say in further questioning of my friend, if in fact this substitute, this bill that we are working under now, has all…”

On the recordApril 10, 1997
I say in further questioning of my friend, if in fact this substitute, this bill that we are working under now, has all of the protections that we have heard about here for the last several days-- that they are going to train people and have all of these protections-- based upon the Senator's experience as attorney general and Governor of the State, and as a U.S. Senator, doesn't it seem to make sense that if all of those protections are built in you could go to a Governor and reasonably explain that this is such a great piece of legislation, and say ``You are protected, sign on, Governor''? Could the Senator see that happen?
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Discussing the protections in a legislative substitute bill during Senate debate.

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