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On the recordFebruary 25, 2008
I agree. I think it is something we can do. The effort is to bring people together and move from 51 to 61 to 71 to 100. I think we can.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Discussing the importance of bipartisan cooperation in the Senate.

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