Political Quotes

On the recordMay 22, 2014
There is a cloture motion on file at the desk and I ask that it be reported. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Cloture Motion We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of Sylvia Mathews Burwell, of West Virginia, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. Harry Reid, Ron Wyden, Tom Harkin, Richard J. Durbin, Barbara Boxer, Michael F. Bennet, Debbie Stabenow, Benjamin L. Cardin, Mary Landrieu, Mark Begich, Joe Donnelly, Tim Kaine, Robert P. Casey, Jr., Sherrod Brown, Patrick J. Leahy, Tom Harkin, Angus S. King, Jr.
Said by
Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
Source
govinfo.gov
May 22, 2014

Share

More from Harry Reid

Dec 28, 2021

if we have the political will, we have the opportunity to improve the lives of millions of families today and build a stronger, better and more prosperous country for generations to come.

msnbc.com
Jan 27, 2021

The filibuster is nondemocratic. It has been used to the disarray of the Congress. And, certainly, it hasn’t been anything that has helped -- been helpful to the American people. It’s got to go.

msnbc.com
Mar 7, 2017

real value . . . not in producing or selling the [set-top] box but in the data that the box will collect.

congress.gov
Jan 27, 2021

As a result of that, Barack Obama will go down as having the most successful Congress in the history of the country. Barack Obama changed the world.

msnbc.com

Other voices in this conversation