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Senate Reaction to Potential Jeffords Move

Aired May 23, 2001 - 12:26   ET

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LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Let give you this update, folks, that we're getting now on our top story this hour -- the story of the words of -- Senator Jim Jeffords of Vermont changing parties and going from the Republicans to possibly the independents or Democrats.

Here's the final word that we're getting. We're getting some reaction finally in from some of the leadership in the Senate. We have this word -- and this reported by Jonathan Karl. This is coming from Tom Daschle, who is the Senate minority leader -- for now. His response this afternoon is: The change is effective immediately.

However, the response we're getting from the current Senate majority leader, Trent Lott, is: Nothing is final until it's final.

So we will have this announcement coming tomorrow. And we will see for sure exactly what happens. So stay with us as this story continues to unfold.

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