Political Quotes

On the recordApril 10, 1997
Absolutely right. In preparation for a permanent repository. And that is why I say to my friend from Nevada and everyone else, this is not a Nevada-only issue. We are here espousing what we feel is appropriate to protect the State of Nevada. But that is only secondary to the issues that affect this whole country and that is why the Baptist Ministries, the United Transportation Union and the people from Missouri--and I only picked a few of the letters. As you know, there are several hundred organizations that we know of--oppose this legislation, which is so unsafe for the environment and so unnecessary, and only being driven by the gluttonous utilities of this country.
Said by
Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

Editor's note · Context

Addressing opposition to legislation regarding environmental safety and its national implications.

Share

More from Harry Reid

Jan 31, 2017

Oh, Jerry, you just need to understand we are not going to do anything.

congress.gov
Mar 7, 2017

it is unclear what . . . duty [third-party set-top box providers] would have to protect programming content or otherwise comply with the licensing agreements

congress.gov
Sep 30, 2021

The Senate is a place to kill things. It isn’t a place that you look to get things done.

msnbc.com
Sep 30, 2021

There’s no state in the union that needs more help than West Virginia. And, in my opinion, Joe Manchin is hurting his own state. The state of West Virginia would benefit so greatly with infrastructure. It’s the poorest state in the union…

msnbc.com

Other voices in this conversation