Harry Reid
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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.
I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 428, the appropriations bill at the desk. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 428, H.R. 4660, a…
If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 5:47 p.m., adjourned until Monday, June 16, 2014, at 2 p.m…
There will be three rollcall votes at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. ____________________
I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 428. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 428, a bill (H.R. 4660) making appropriations…
If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:01 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, June 12, 2014, at 9:30 a.m.
There will be a series of votes at noon tomorrow and another series at 1:45 p.m. tomorrow. ____________________
Before I say anything, I really and deeply appreciate the ability of the Democrats and Republicans to work together on an extremely important issue, and I need not editorialize more than that. ____________________
I see no one seeking the floor at this time. I suggest the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.
I enter a motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on S. 2432. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The motion is entered.
Following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, if any, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S. 2432, the college affordability bill. The time until 10 a.m. this morning will be divided as follows--and…
I express my appreciation to my friend from Rhode Island, who is so courteous to everyone, and I appreciate it.
We, the Senate, and the American people have waited for months, because we have done this time and time again. We have had to file cloture on just getting on a bill. The sad part about it, on many occasions on nominations--they also do the…
We have filed, I am sorry to say, another cloture motion to get on a bill. We have more student loan debt in America today than we have credit card debt. I just had a conference call with some students from the State of Nevada. What is…
Following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, if any, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 5:30 p.m. this evening. At 5:30 there will be three cloture votes on nominations of U.S. district judges: Lauck of…
If there is no further business to come before the Senate today, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 5:31 p.m., adjourned until Monday, June 9, 2014, at 2 p.m…
For the benefit of all Senators, there will be three rollcall votes at 5:30 p.m. on Monday evening. ____________________
The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has received a request from a Federal regulatory agency seeking access to records that the Subcommittee obtained during its recent…
I would object to any further proceedings with respect to the legislation at this time. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard. The bill will be placed on the calendar. Invasion of Normandy
I understand S. 2432 is at the desk and due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 2432) to amend the Higher Education…
Following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 1:45 p.m., with the majority controlling the first 30 minutes and the Republicans controlling the next 30 minutes. At 1:45…
I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 384, S. 2363, the Hagan sportsmen's legislation. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the motion. The bill clerk read as follows: Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 384, S. 2363, a…
There will be up to, as I mentioned, two rollcall votes at 1:45 p.m. tomorrow. ____________________
With this agreement, there will be two rollcall votes beginning at 1:45. Mr. President, we are moving this up because we have 10 or so Senators who are going to the 70th anniversary of Normandy. ____________________
If my friend from Wyoming wishes to speak, we will go through the process for 3 or 4 minutes, and we will put the Senator on what we call automatic pilot if he cares to speak.





