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On the recordMay 5, 2010
Well, given the institutional arrangements that are likely to stay in place and given the fact that in the future there might not be the same kind of meeting of minds and cooperative spirit that you both exhibit, there has to be, I think, an institutional structure that guarantees that this will happen.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Reed emphasizes the need for a stable institutional structure for future cooperation.

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