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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.
Bruce James is from Nevada. He was in business and was very successful. He retired in Nevada after having been successful in business. He is a devout Republican. In fact, he ran against me at one time in a primary, but he made the mistake…
Let me say that this bill was introduced by Senator Dodd, who is a very proud former member of the Peace Corps. He has been the protector of the Peace Corps. In addition to his father, the Peace Corps is where he got his love of public…
Before the Senator from Arkansas leaves the floor, let me extend my appreciation for all of his kind deeds toward me. We have worked together on concurrent receipts and a number of other issues. The State of Arkansas, in sending the…
Before we get to the next matter, let me express my appreciation to the Senator from Utah, Mr. Bennett. He has been here all night. But for him, we would not have made the progress we have. All Senators should be very grateful for his…
Wouldn't that be the best? Let's say this amendment has the merits, as indicated in the statement of Congressman Burton. We have heard statements here on the floor for several days now about all the very bad things in this homeland…
I certainly confirm, underscore, and applaud the statement of the Senator from West Virginia about Max Cleland. I don't know of anyone in my life who has given me more inspiration than Max Cleland. Whenever things seem a little bit dark…
Yes. What I am talking about is, we have terrorism insurance legislation passed in the House last night.
Let me say I have been working in recent hours with the Senator from Washington, Ms. Cantwell. She has worked tirelessly on this piece of legislation. She has given a number of statements on the floor related to this issue, dealing with…
The Senator mentioned the creation of jobs during the 8 years President Clinton was in office. The Senator is aware, I am certain, that he, during his administration, created over 20 million new jobs. What has happened during the first 2…
Did he get a pension of half a million a year for life, that is $450,000 a year, for life?
A constituent of yours from North Dakota started out with $330,000 in his retirement account and wound up with $1,700. The Senator spoke on the floor before about Ken Lay at Enron and others. How much money did they take, separate and…
This resolution has been cleared by the minority. I said earlier today how much I appreciate the bipartisan work done on this measure by Senators Domenici and Conrad. It is an example of what can be accomplished when we work together. This…
The Senator is aware when the Republicans were in the majority, we tried on a number of occasions to get a significant number of judges to have hearings. For example, I can remember last week Senator Boxer spoke to me about judges in…
Does the Senator also acknowledge that these unemployment benefits help more than the unemployed in that this generates money into the economy, helps small businesses, people can buy gasoline they could not afford otherwise, they might be…
Has the Senator found at home what I found at home this past Monday? I had a group of veterans with whom I met at 8 o'clock in the morning in Henderson, NV. For the first time I can remember, an elderly World War II veteran came up to me…
Can the Senator from Minnesota find any justification that a person, who has a disability from the U.S. military and is retired from the military, should not be able to draw both benefits? Is there a reason the Senator can come up with…
There is an amendment I offered with a number of other Senators that would allow our veterans who are disabled and who have retirement benefits from the U.S. military to draw both of their benefits. Right now, they cannot; they have to…
I would also say, I appreciate very much the cooperation of everyone. But before we start doing too much back slapping here, tomorrow is going to be a really difficult day. We have to be prepared for that.
Senator Byrd, I say respectfully the two leaders have indicated they are going to finish this tomorrow. Each minute we stall means that much later we have to go.
It is the amendment he has spoken about for several days. I don't know how to identify it more than that. But it is the alternative--I think is a good way to put it--to the Lieberman amendment.
This measure has been cleared on this side, the Democratic side, for approximately 2 weeks. I understand the Commerce Committee staff has been working diligently on this matter. It is something we should complete. It has widespread support.
I vote for these defense budgets. I am for a strong military. I remind everyone here in this Iraq season we are in, I was the first Democrat to announce publicly to support the first President Bush. I had no problem doing that. I want a…
Senator Ensign was expected to be here. He is testifying in another hearing, and if he does not come it is not because he is not interested.
I simply note that this is clearance of 10 ambassadors, all in one fell swoop. It is very important that we have ambassadors to these countries. I am glad we have accomplished that.
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