Political Quotes

Harry Reid: “I respond to my friend from Massachusetts, it is no wonder that people who live in the District of Columbia have bumper…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2003
I respond to my friend from Massachusetts, it is no wonder that people who live in the District of Columbia have bumper stickers that say, ``No Taxation Without Representation.'' It is no wonder that the people, hundreds of thousands of people who are American citizens, who live in the District of Columbia, are treated like second-class citizens. They do not even have a Senator. They have a nonvoting delegate. I say to my friend from Massachusetts, it is no wonder that people of the District of Columbia believe they are being treated like a stepchild. Are they part of this great country? People who live in the Nation's Capital can't do things that every other citizen in this country can do.
Said by
Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

Editor's note · Context

Addressing the lack of representation for residents of the District of Columbia.

Share

More from Harry Reid

Dec 28, 2021

He has no regrets. He says he had to do it to save Obama’s presidency because of what the Republicans were doing to obstruct the president’s confirmation of judges and other legislative things.

msnbc.com
Dec 17, 2022

I didn't make it in life because of my athletic prowess. I didn't make it because of my good looks. I didn't make it because I'm a genius. I made it because I worked hard.

nbcnews.com
Dec 28, 2021

I have to win 50 plus one.

msnbc.com
Jan 3, 2022

The country is better off having a real democracy, not a fake democracy. Sixty percent is not a democracy.

msnbc.com

Other voices in this conversation