Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said it was likely that Senate Republicans would filibuster a measure to stop outsourcing, adding that they "are obviously defending their presidential nominee."
“All that anyone asked on the Democratic side is just a little bit of help with revenue,” Reid said. “There doesn’t have to be a fiscal cliff. We could do it before we leave here in August, we could do it when we come back in September, all they have to do is give some revenue and we can do this. The fiscal cliff does not have to be there. It’s all up to the Republicans.”
Rep. Bill Cassidy has his blood drawn by Alesha Barbour during a free hepatitis screening in the Rayburn House Office Building hosted by the Congressional Viral Hepatitis Caucus to recognize "National Viral Hepatitis Testing Day."
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