Harry Reid: “Would the distinguished President pro tempore of the Senate allow us to be in a period of morning business during that…”

He has no regrets. He says he had to do it to save Obama’s presidency because of what the Republicans were doing to obstruct the president’s confirmation of judges and other legislative things.

The portraits of Senator Harry Reid and Senator Ted Stevens are the first additions to the leadership series since 2011.

Get rid of the filibuster. It’s nothing. As Barack Obama said at John Lewis’ funeral, it’s part of the leftovers from the days of slave owners. You have got to get rid of it. It’s very bad.

I didn’t have success because of my good looks, or because I was a genius. I had success because I worked harder than anybody else.