Harry Reid

I have so much respect and admiration for the Senator. One thing that always amazes me is the great memory of Senator Byrd, reciting the signers of the Constitution from memory, and of course ending the remarks with this statement of…

I think something that would not cost any money but would be good for the economy is do something about airline security, which has been floating around now for more than a month. We had the terrible incident September 11, with over 6,000…

I am a Pipe Carrier for the Pyramid Paiute Tribe in northern Nevada. I have been through the ceremony. It was very dignified and impressive. It was a ceremony I will never forget. So I am very happy we have had this very time-honored…

I appreciate Senator Jefford's leadership on the issue of renewable energy resources and his specific initiatives in Congress to promote wind energy. I am pleased to confirm that this bill includes $500,000 to be set aside for the Vermont…

I applaud and commend the Senator from North Dakota for his leadership on this issue. The travel industry needs help. This bill will give the travel industry the shot in the arm it needs. Whether it is travel agents, whether it is rental…

I think because of this, we really need to listen to you on this war that we are fighting now because the battlefronts on domestic terrorism are going to be in your cities.

I say to the two managers, I think the work today has been exemplary. There have been some very difficult issues. They have been discussed. Agreements have been made on a number of the amendments. Speaking for Senator Daschle, there has…

Senator Durbin and I spoke at some length on the floor this morning about the war in Afghanistan. It is certainly not against the people of Afghanistan. It is against the Taliban, which has treated people so brutally, especially women…

I am just amazed at this kind of loosely knit problem we have where they say we are not moving fast enough. The Senator from Minnesota asked, what is ``fast enough''?

I say directly to my friend from Minnesota, you are exactly right. You go back to Minnesota and tell your sugar beet farmers, we cannot take up an appropriations bill because we are not moving judges fast enough, according to the…

I say to my friend, one of the biggest fears they have in the world is that we will treat them as they treated us.

I do have people ask about anthrax. I do have them ask about threats of smallpox, threats of influenza virus, threats of terrorists generally. Also, I say to my friend, I spoke very briefly this morning about another crisis we tend not to…

I went to a breakfast this morning in Washington, and they say the same thing in Washington that people say in Nevada: What in the world is wrong? Why can't you get this done; why can we not make these people who check our bags, who put…

I respond to my friend in answer to his question, he is absolutely right. It is being held up and it is very clear why: Because the majority whip in the House has said he does not want these employees to be federalized. He wants them to be…

One courageous man, Ted Stevens, voted ``present,'' and then he gave a speech from his assigned seat in the Senate Chamber saying, in effect: What in the world is going on here? He said if we have a continuing resolution, and that is what…

I am embarrassed for my minority friends to say that is right, they are not moving fast enough.

The only reason I am pausing before answering--the answer is absolutely yes--I say to my friend from Illinois, the legislation is being held up because Senator Leahy--if I am not mistaken, my friend is a member of that Judiciary Committee.

Nobody is criticizing Senator Leahy for not doing anything. They say he is not doing it well enough, fast enough, and, as a result, we have been in a 3-week filibuster.

Yes. I say to my friend, I talked about the $175 million. I did not talk today about the $255 million for Afghan refugees. I say to my friend from Illinois, all one has to do is turn on the news by mistake and in an instant one will find…

This is another notch in the long line of things the Senator from Connecticut has done for children. Whether it was child care, dealing with the emotional health of children, it is one of many things the Senator from Connecticut has done…

Wouldn't it also drive the family farmers further and further away from their farms, where we wind up in America having big corporations doing all the farming?

We were unable to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the foreign operations appropriations bill. These pieces of legislation, as important as they are to the Senate, are more important to the President. I hope someone will report…

Now, as a result of the inaction of the Senate, as has been threatened by the Senator from Arizona, these two countries that have been such a stalwart friend of the United States, they won't be getting the aid we have set forth in this…

Would the Senator agree that during this time of trouble and strife we have been going through, two of our greatest allies have been Israel and Egypt?

As I announced today on behalf of Senator Daschle, there are some really important things to do. This bill is extremely important. The two managers of this bill have been talking about its importance for 1 week. It seems at least people…