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Reid to Senate: Get ready to work weekends, be grateful you have a job

 

Published 1/7/2009 by rsinderbrand at CNN Political Ticker

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid warned senators to cancel their travel plans this weekend because he has scheduled a vote Sunday morning on a long-stalled lands bill. Beyond that, Reid said because “everything that should be up is down” in this country, senators will need to work weekends regularly until [...] (link)

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