Harry Reid: “I compliment the leader. In the short time he has been leader, he has allowed full and adequate debate. He could have…”

“I compliment the leader. In the short time he has been leader, he has allowed full and adequate debate. He could have tried to stop debate on the omnibus bill, and the leader chose not to do that, and I think it worked to everyone's advantage. On this side of the aisle, we appreciate that very much. I do say, though, speaking as one Senator, but having spent a little time on this floor, just about everything has been said about Miguel Estrada. There will be other people who wish to make statements. As I said, everything has been said but not everyone has said it. We will do everything we can to make sure everyone has said it. The majority leader is going to find there will be other issues spoken about here. We are not going to--there is no reason to mince around. We are not going to allow an up-or-down vote on Miguel Estrada. That is clear. Our leader gave a speech yesterday to that effect. So the majority leader has to make a decision whether this nomination is going to be pulled, whether the memos will be supplied to us so we can review them, whether there is going to be more opportunity to ask questions, or whether there is going to be a vote on cloture.”