Harry Reid said "I appreciate my friend's courage and leadership on these fiscal issues. He has the ability, because of his experience, to see what is going to happen in the future, to be a little ahead of most everyone around here on these financial issues. I appreciate the Senator recognizing the tough vote we took in 1993 on the Clinton budget deficit reduction act. Members of the House of Representatives lost their elections; they lost their political careers for having voted for that. But they should know that they did the right thing." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJanuary 4, 2001

I appreciate my friend's courage and leadership on these fiscal issues. He has the ability, because of his experience, to see what is going to happen in the future, to be a little ahead of most everyone around here on these financial issues. I appreciate the Senator recognizing the tough vote we took in 1993 on the Clinton budget deficit reduction act. Members of the House of Representatives lost their elections; they lost their political careers for having voted for that. But they should know that they did the right thing.

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Harry Reid

Democratic · Nevada

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing fiscal leadership and the impact of the 1993 Clinton budget deficit reduction act.

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