Harry Reid: “Every time I hear the Senator from Arizona speaking, I think of pilots taking off from aircraft carriers and taking off…”

“Every time I hear the Senator from Arizona speaking, I think of pilots taking off from aircraft carriers and taking off from military bases around the country and, as we know, special forces--I believe I know--certainly nothing confidential has been told to me; I figured it out on my own. We have special operations people there doing all kinds of things. It is extremely dangerous. There is no one in the Senate who has more personal information about war than the Senator from Arizona. I personally appreciate, speaking for the people of the State of Nevada, his passion for this legislation. There is no perfect legislation. The legislation before us is imperfect. The Senator from Arizona and Senator Hollings worked and came up with what they thought could pass this Senate. Will the Senator agree that this legislation--no matter how anyone feels about it--should at least be able to get consideration? There was a motion to invoke cloture which was filed 1 week ago. As I said earlier today, we may disagree with this legislation, but let's get it here and get it completed. The people of Nevada and the people of the rest of this country want this passed. I say this to my friend from Arizona. There are important things we should do, but shouldn't airport security be one of them?”