Harry Reid: “Well, the Democratic Party and Democratic Senators are about as diverse as a group of people could be. We have people…”

“Well, the Democratic Party and Democratic Senators are about as diverse as a group of people could be. We have people who represent different constituencies and different States, of course, but we are a group of Senators with wide-ranging views. Senator Daschle works with each one of us. As I look around in this Chamber, there is a Senator from North Dakota, and Senators from New York, California, Nevada, and Georgia. We all have different views and experiences in life. We try to be together as much as we can. Senator Daschle recognizes that we can't be together all the time, but he does a good job of holding us together, being our leader. I think it speaks volumes for what he has done when he comes to the floor today, and he has an article from the Wall Street Journal that lists in detail what the minority wants in a stimulus package. He says: I accept. The only thing I don't want is the retroactive tax cuts. We will take another Republican proposal and insert that instead--one supported by the former chairman of the Budget Committee and the former majority leader, Senator Domenici and Senator Lott. I think it is a pretty good deal. I think it speaks that we want to get a stimulus package. It is here. As I said earlier today, we can have it by 3 o'clock this afternoon. However long it takes the staff to write it up, we can do it and walk away from it.”