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Harry Reid: in just a short time we are going to have some votes--five--and we have been very lackadaisical. We have waited for…

On the recordJuly 29, 2014
in just a short time we are going to have some votes--five--and we have been very lackadaisical. We have waited for people to come here to vote for up to 25, sometimes 30 minutes. We are not going to do it. We have first a 15-minute vote, and then we have four 10-minute votes, and we are going to cut off the time. We will have the 5-minute period we always have at the end of these votes, but, everyone, there is no excuse. It is not fair to everybody to wait around here while you are doing whatever you are doing. It is impolite, and it is not courteous, and we need to move things along. People have things to do tonight. So when we finish the speeches, we are going to move to the voting, and we are going to stick to the times. So, everybody, there are no excuses. Everybody should understand that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Jul 29, 2014

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