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Reid on the hook for election promises in lame-duck session
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| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Edited | Jason Nov 07, 2010 01:23am |
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| Category | General |
| News Date | Sunday, November 7, 2010 07:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) won a tough re-election fight by making promises to his constituents and now he has the tough job of delivering in the lame-duck session.
Shortly before Election Day, Reid promised during an interview with Univision, a Spanish-language television network, that he would bring the DREAM Act up for a vote before the end of the year.
Reid has also given assurances to labor officials that he will bring the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act, according to a senior labor official. The bill would set minimum standards for state collective bargaining laws for firefighters and police officers.
Hispanic and union voters were critical to Reid’s re-election to a fifth term last week.
But Reid will have a difficult time delivering on these promises because of staunch GOP opposition to any legislation considered controversial. |
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