Harry Reid said "Madam President, I want my friend from Alabama to know that when I see him on the floor, I do not run to the floor. It just happens to work out a lot of times. So I appreciate his yielding. I am going to send a cloture motion to the desk dealing with the Kagan nomination. I want the ranking member to understand that I have spoken to the Republican leader. Could I have the attention of the Senator from Alabama? I want the Senator from Alabama to hear this. I am filing a cloture motion on the Kagan nomination. I have spoken to the Republican leader. This is in no way to cut off debate. We have had 20 Senators who have spoken today. I want Senators to have the ability to speak in whatever means they feel appropriate, but I just do not want a renegade Senator to stop us from being able to complete this nomination." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordAugust 3, 2010

Madam President, I want my friend from Alabama to know that when I see him on the floor, I do not run to the floor. It just happens to work out a lot of times. So I appreciate his yielding. I am going to send a cloture motion to the desk dealing with the Kagan nomination. I want the ranking member to understand that I have spoken to the Republican leader. Could I have the attention of the Senator from Alabama? I want the Senator from Alabama to hear this. I am filing a cloture motion on the Kagan nomination. I have spoken to the Republican leader. This is in no way to cut off debate. We have had 20 Senators who have spoken today. I want Senators to have the ability to speak in whatever means they feel appropriate, but I just do not want a renegade Senator to stop us from being able to complete this nomination.

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Harry Reid

Democratic · Nevada

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