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By Justine Rellosa- Talk Radio News Service

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) described his Republican colleagues' refusal to open up Wall Street reform legislation for formal debate as "anti-American."

"All the talk from the Republicans about wanting to do something about this bill before it gets on the floor is really anti-Senate and anti-American," Reid said during a press conference Wednesday.

Added the majority leader, "They keep stalling and they keep stalling, and it appears that they are more concerned in taking care of the 'fat cats' in Wall Street than they are the people who have been hit so hard."

Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), who appeared with Reid, stressed that the bill needs to move forward, but also conceded that the bill will not completely rule-out the possibility of a second financial crisis.

"We can't prevent another economic crisis from happening in our country, that will happen someday again," said Dodd. "But we can minimize the impact of that crisis."