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Harry Reid is a former United States Senator from Nevada, serving from 1987 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Reid held the position of Senate Majority Leader from 2007 to 2015, making him one of the most powerful figures in the Senate during his tenure. He was known for his leadership on various issues, including healthcare reform and economic recovery efforts following the 2008 financial crisis. Reid played a significant role in passing the Affordable Care Act and was a strong advocate for renewable energy and land conservation in Nevada.
Hopefully, her surprise visit to Lebanon is not a continuation of the Bush photo-op -- photo-op foreign policy. 'Mission accomplished.' 'Bring 'em on.' I hope it's not a photo-op again, but a serious effort to follow up calls for American…
The majority leader should be here momentarily. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
It is not a Democratic issue. We have had people of good will work together on this. We have had Democrats with a lot of seniority, Republicans with a lot of seniority, and clear down to those with little seniority, Democrats and…
I am sorry to reflect on what we have done. We have begged. I don't beg people for much of anything, but we have begged. I have been part of the begging in this body for the majority leader to move this matter forward because people at…
Absolutely. We have done everything we could, as I have mentioned, including begging to get this matter before the Senate. I mentioned this yesterday, and I will repeat. I went to church last Sunday. A man tapped me on the shoulder. I…
We brought down the national debt by about a half a trillion dollars. So please, let's not boast about a $300 billion deficit.
I will be very quick because I know the leader has things to do. In entering this agreement, which we have just done, I am relying on the leader's good faith--basically his word and reputation--that we will do this before we get out of…
The Senator heard the statement I read into the Record in the letter from Senators Specter, Graham, and McCain. I am confident that the Senator from Kansas agrees that the immigration bill should not contain any extraneous tax matters; is…
I will use my leader time so the time will not go against the Democratic morning business time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Nevada is recognized under his leader time. ____________________
I -- I think that the aura of power that the president thinks he has does not exist.
It is my understanding that leader time is reserved; is that right? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator is correct. ____________________
These terms that my friends like to throw around, cut and run, tax and spend. The American people know what's going on here. They know what's going on.
It's clear that congressional Republicans stand alone in opposition to troop redeployments, apart from the American people.
We don't need a September or October surprise, with the president and Republicans proclaiming victory and announcing troop redeployment just in time for the midterm elections.
It is clear that Congressional Republicans stand alone in opposition to troop redeployments, apart from the American people.
We don't need a September or October surprise with a president and Republicans proclaiming victory and announcing troop redeployment just in time for the midterm elections.
I think Harry Reid really sort of summed up the whole issue today when he said, I think that even though we have at least two positions, I think, if you look at them closely, they're basically the same.
I would be certainly amiss if I didn't extend my appreciation for the civil nature of this debate to two of the Senate's finest, the distinguished Senator from Virginia and the distinguished Senator from Michigan, two of the finest the…
If there is going to be any time agreement, Senator Lieberman ought to be worked into this. We have Senator Byrd here who has been calling all day.
I thank the Chair. Senator Lieberman has been here off and on during the day wanting to speak.
It is very clear we worked very hard to make sure there was no amnesty and that there was a path to legalization. The people had to have a job, pay their taxes and stay out of trouble, learn English and pay penalties and fines and then…
Yes. I have in my pocket the names of our conferees. We are ready to roll; we are ready to go to work.
As an example on employer sanctions--they are in such desperate shape--last year there were three enforcement measures taken. In our bill, we provide for 7,000 new hires that will deal only with employer sanctions. That is one example. The…
I would simply say this--and I appreciate very much the Senator from Iowa being so courteous--everyone is in agreement that we are going to try to work something out so that you and Senator Bingaman can get a vote on your amendment…
That would certainly be long before cloture and the debate would be finished tonight, and we could slow up Senators Levin and Kerry by more than 20 minutes.
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