Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 11, 2012
I am only trying to do what they said they wanted to do this morning. Senator Hatch came and gave a big speech: This is what they want to do. If they have something else they want to propose, I am happy to take a look at that, but I only am trying to do what they said they wanted to do this morning. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum unless my friend has more to say? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Said by
Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
Source
govinfo.gov
Jul 11, 2012

Share

Share on XShare on FacebookEmail this quote

More from Harry Reid

Dec 9, 2016

after a quarter of a century, Senator Glenn left the Senate, and here is what he said: ``Yeah, I'll miss it, sure. But you move on to other things. That's it.'' That was John Glenn. He moved on to other things. Until a couple of years ago…

govinfo.gov
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 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

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
View all Harry Reid quotes

Other voices in this conversation