Harry Reid: “Once again, we are prevented from moving forward. The Senate has worked a couple hundred years to vote on amendments.…”

“Once again, we are prevented from moving forward. The Senate has worked a couple hundred years to vote on amendments. But recently we have a new style. If you don't vote on something, you are better off than if you do. In fact, I saw something earlier today where the majority leader said ``that when the Republicans aren't here, their popularity goes up.'' But here is the quote: We were out of town two months and our approval rating went up 11 points. That was from February 3, 2000, by the leader. I think they have just extended this a little bit. Not only when they are out of town does their approval rating go up, I think they learned that if they don't have to vote, their approval rating doesn't go down.”