Harry Reid

The reason they did is they were concerned about the safety of not only hundreds of thousands of people who work in the Capitol complex area but the millions of tourists who come every year.

Finally, would the Senator agree that this legislation now before the Senate that is being slow-walked, as the distinguished Senator from Texas said yesterday, and he reminded me he said it today, he felt it was important to ``slow the…

Does the Senator know that in this morning's Daily Monitor there is a quote from a Republican--in fact, that is not true. It says: ``Senate Republicans say they will not hesitate to slow-walk legislation important to Democrats.''

The Senator would agree, would he not, that doing nothing does not meet the needs of the people of Minnesota, the people of Nevada, or anyplace in this country?

The answer is no. I speak from pretty good information: I bet the minority leader, the Republican leader, wants the bill passed. His President wants the bill passed. A few people are stopping us. We were told they want to slow down the…

Concerning this very important legislation, we need to move to it, as we will, and also move through it as quickly as we can. This week sometime we will also be able to deliberate on S. 625, the Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act, which…

I listened to the Senator speak yesterday, and I heard one of the Senators on the other side of the aisle ask, Why doesn't the marketplace control this? Why don't we make it $1 million an hour? Does the Senator respond the same way I do…

It is my understanding--I want to know if the Senator agrees with me--that 60 percent of the people who draw minimum wage are women, and 40 percent of those women, that is the only money they get for them and their families; is that true?

I personally appreciate what you, the Presiding Officer, have done for the people of the State of Nevada, bringing to their attention the problems we have with drug costs and the importance of having a Medicare benefit.

If I could interrupt the Senator, I talk to the women about afterschool programs. They are desperate for more afterschool programs because that is when kids get into trouble. We are desperate for afterschool programs. The Senator is…

I cannot say enough: I support what you want 105 percent. You have made a case so clear that I cannot imagine that people would in any way want to stop these steelworkers from getting what they are entitled to--what I believe they are…

That beautiful Sparks Marina was cleaned up without a single penny of taxpayers' money. It was paid for by the polluters who were forced into cleaning that up when it was declared a Superfund site because had they not come forward and then…

For all of us who work here on a daily basis, we congratulate Mary Anne Moore Clarkson who, last night had a baby weighing more than 10 pounds. Mary Anne is here every day. We are excited for her and her husband. Some of us know she is…

This is a happy day for him and the entire Senate family, as I have received word that his wife, Mary Jane, after 3 weeks in intensive care, has now been taken out of intensive care. She still has a long way to go toward recovery, but at…

I appreciate the Senator offering this amendment at this time. Based on what the majority leader just said, that he wanted, in effect, quality amendments, I think he has one here. This is the type of amendment people should look forward…

Senator Leahy has gone to great lengths to make the Judiciary Committee one that functions well. I will lay out in some detail what he has done to maintain the Senate's proper role in the selection of judges.

I want to extend the full appreciation of the entire Senate for the work done by the two managers of this bill. Senator Bingaman and Senator Murkowski have worked through some very difficult issues. I think they have made the Senate very…

It seems what we should do is what the Senator from Alaska suggested. The Senator from California should speak on her amendment, and in the meantime, while she is doing that, we will try to work out some process for these amendments to go…

I would like to suggest this to Representative DeLay: The Real List of Republican Slogans. One would be securing a $254 million tax break for Enron; and securing secret Caribbean tax havens for billionaires. Another that should go on the…

Our own Chaplain has expressed to each of us that we should not worry about sending cards or letters or flowers or plants because, of course, the flowers and plants are not allowed in intensive care, but he asked specifically that Members…

Senators Brownback and Corzine have offered an amendment No. 3239 to the underlying bill which replaces the mandatory greenhouse gas reporting requirement in the underlying bill with a ``hard trigger.'' That means emissions reporting will…

The Senator is aware that the majority of the Democrats in the Senate have agreed to change the estate tax to increase the amount--this is a floor, I should say. The Senator from North Dakota is in the Chamber. He offered an amendment that…

But it appears to me that what he has said--``he,'' meaning Dennis Ross--is that Yasser Arafat could not take yes for an answer. It appears that he and his people got everything they asked for, and that still was not good enough.

I want Senator Ensign to talk to Senator Lott about Yucca Mountain because it would seem fair to me, using the analogy that has been stated for drilling in Alaska, the same should apply to Nevada.

First of all, while I don't like to admit it, I don't read the Wall Street Journal, so I don't know what it said. I have not read that. Senator Rockefeller would have to respond to his questions. I have my own reasons why I think it would…