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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.
We have, for example, Governor-elect Corzine who is doing work in New Jersey, and we need some notice as to when the vote will take place to get him back here. He is, of course, coming. It appears very likely that the Vice President may…
I know the Vice President has been in Pakistan. At least I have been told he is coming back. Does the leader know when?
I think I have outlined the major votes I know of. There would be some housekeeping stuff to do. Who knows, we might get lucky and be able to do some other things.
One of the things that could be done to make sure everyone is here, when we move to the Defense appropriations bill we could have that cloture and point of order. I am thinking at this time, even though the leader has filed cloture on the…
I stated earlier in my remarks a few minutes ago that it is absolutely true that the conference report on this bill was killed. Cloture was not invoked. I say to my friend, the Senator from Arizona, that is a fact. Maybe the term was the…
The PATRIOT Act is still on the floor. Cloture was not invoked, so the PATRIOT Act is still in order.
One of the things I think would be appropriate, the way I understand things now, if everything is here by midnight tonight and cloture is filed, there will be a Wednesday cloture vote. After that Wednesday cloture vote, there will be a…
I will be happy to consider anything that is reasonable. I am sure there are things we can do.
Regarding conversations we had on this floor about this has been done before, returning to the Chair and later fixing it, it has not been done before. This is a unilateral fix of a precedent in the same bill. Anything that has been done…
I will be finished just quickly. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The minority leader.
Does the leader have some indication as to what the schedule will be Monday? The leader has indicated that there will be no votes today or tomorrow. Are we going to have votes Monday?
We hope to have the Defense appropriations bill tonight or tomorrow? When is that expected?
I told my Senators on call that they should be ready to go Monday morning, by 10 or so. Is that a fair statement?
I would say to my friend, we are very close to being able to have that cleared on this side. In fact, I have been very busy since early this morning. I have not had a chance to check with even my staff on this yet. But I think we are close…
I will continue to work to reauthorize the PATRIOT Act in a way that gives the Government needed tools to protect national security while placing sensible checks on those expanded powers. I apologize to all my colleagues. I am sorry I took…
He understands, his job is to do what he can to energize Democrats on the grassroots level around the country, to raise money for the DNC, and leave the policy-making to the Democrats in the House and the Senate.
I'm really disappointed. This is not a political campaign. The president should be the commander in chief, not the campaigner in chief. This is not the time for Karl Rove.
The fact of the matter is that -- you can't escape this -- is that the administration manipulated the evidence.
That leaves not a lot of time for others who want to come and debate their amendments. So if anyone wants to come and debate their amendments, I am not sure if Senator Feingold will use all of his time or if Senator Santorum will use all…
Just a question. If it is determined that we come back, it is my understanding it would not be until the 12th of December, at the earliest; is that the Senator's feelings at this time?
I have spoken to our manager of the bill, Senator Baucus. He would agree to have the time that is used for the votes to be counted against the time. That has not been entered yet. I do not think Senator Grassley would have any objection to…
I will use leader time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator may use his leader time.
I have significant concerns. He calls Alito one of the most conservative judges in the U.S.
It is true that while we were unable to provide funding above the President's request for this activity, the intent of the conference committee was that this activity would continue within its regular operation and maintenance allocation.
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