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      <excerpt> SEN. JACK REED, DR.I.: Senator Reid, Harry Reid, has introduced a public option. There&amp;#39;s strong support there. But we are far from the end of the debate in ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> &#8220;We are far from the end of the debate in the Senate,&#8221; said Senator Jack Reed, a Rhode Island Democrat, on yesterday&amp;#39;s &#8220;Face the Nation&#8221; program on CBS. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> In an interview with Politico, Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) remarked that the defense budget is getting &#8220;sufficiently squeezed,&#8221; and he thought the solution may ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Sunday. &quot;It was a bill written by liberals for liberals.&quot; A Democratic colleague, Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island, predicted an overhaul would pass the Senate because &quot;it's essential&quot; to the country's economic success an</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island has a bill in to make this a national program -- he&amp;#39;s seen how popular it&amp;#39;s been in the states that have it, including his ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told CBS' Face the Nation. &quot;It was a bill written by liberals for liberals.&quot; Democratic Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island predicted the bill would pass but, &quot;It will take time.&quot;&#160;  A &quot;yes&quot; vote is a vote to pass the bill. Votin</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Jack Reed (D-RI), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Rep. Ike Skelton (D-MO), Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and Republican political consultant Ed Rollins. </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>And yesterday on CBS&amp;#39; Face The Nation, Rhode Island Democratic Senator Jack Reed said that in the wake of the Fort Hood tragedy, Congress needs to take a closer look at what the Army has been doing in terms of adequate care for U.S. ...</excerpt>
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