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Legislation is the art of compromise.

Harry Reid

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Harry Reid
Age: 84
Born: 1939
Born: December 2
City Attorney
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United States Senator
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Harry Mason Reid
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There's a lot we can do to improve American's retirement security, but it's wrong to replace the guaranteed benefit that Americans have earned with a guaranteed benefit cut of up to 40%.
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I deeply regret using such a poor choice of words.
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