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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) (R) speaks as Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (L), and Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) listen during a news conference September 22, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The Senate Democratic leaders discussed the Disaster Relief Funding at the news conference.

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