Harry Reid: “the American public, the people from South Dakota, the people from Mississippi, do not know how hard these two men work…”

“the American public, the people from South Dakota, the people from Mississippi, do not know how hard these two men work for their States and their country. They probably have some idea because they are both so popular in their respective States, but from someone who sits and watches these two men every day we are in session--and many of the days we are not in session--I am in awe as to the work they do and the difficult situations they get us out of. If someone had said this morning at 10 o'clock that we would be in the position we are in today--being able to go home for Christmas--I would have laughed at them. I thought it was impossible for us to do that. But these two men, working together, were able to put together a package of about $500 billion involving the most important things this country deals with on a daily basis. They did this. They did it alone. There were others on the outside helping a little bit, but this is just an example. But I have been able, from my perspective here for 2 years, to watch them, and I am tremendously impressed. I want this Record spread with the fact that these resolutions do not in any way connote the really good work they do. On paper it says they did a good job, but it takes someone who works with these two gentlemen on a daily basis to see the sacrifices they make for their States and for the country. Their families should be so proud of what they do. The people of their States should be so proud of what they do.…”