Harry Reid said "The nuclear option was the most important issue I had ever worked on in my entire career, because if that had gone forward, it would have destroyed the Senate as we know it." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMay 6, 2013

The nuclear option was the most important issue I had ever worked on in my entire career, because if that had gone forward, it would have destroyed the Senate as we know it.

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Harry Reid

Democratic · Nevada

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Editor's note · Context

Reid emphasized the nuclear option's potential to harm Senate integrity.

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