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Harry Reid: “The next hour will be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees, with the majority controlling the…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2012
The next hour will be equally divided between the two leaders or their designees, with the majority controlling the first half and the Republicans controlling the final half. Last evening I filed cloture on the Landrieu substitute amendment to S. 2237, the Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act. Under the rule the cloture votes would be on Friday. I will work on that with the Republican leader--we already have a general agreement--and we will try to schedule the vote sometime today. Tax Rates
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Jul 12, 2012

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