Harry Reid: “I am not here to defend Weiner.”

The portraits of Senator Harry Reid and Senator Ted Stevens are the first additions to the leadership series since 2011.

I didn’t have success because of my good looks, or because I was a genius. I had success because I worked harder than anybody else.

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.

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.