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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.
There is a companion bill, H.R. 2884, which already passed the House. We can bring it up here as it passed the House. It would go through very quickly. We believe that would take care of the immediate problems facing us--the home heating…
I would say to my friend, I think the statement that the Senator has made should be within earshot of everyone. If there is a problem--and somewhat technical in the minds of some--they should come forward.
I say to the leader, we are at a point now where people have spent literally months on the bill. It is good we are here. Senator Landrieu still has concerns. She wants to make sure everyone understands she may want to speak at least 2…
I want to make sure that any comments I have made do not reflect on the Senator from Alaska. I can't imagine anyone being more involved in trying to move the legislation forward than the Senator from Alaska. So none of the blame that is to…
I say to Senator Byrd and Senator Moynihan, words cannot express how I feel. As people have heard me say on the floor before, I am from Searchlight, NV. My father never graduated from eighth grade and my mother never graduated from high…
In the early part of this century, Congress had the good sense to outlaw, in Federal elections, corporate money. Of course, the Supreme Court changed that a few years ago. I ask the Senator, wouldn't we be well served if we eliminated…
I wish we had a vehicle here before us that we could amend. I think we have a number of amendments we would like to offer to this legislation. I hope in the next few days we can work on some of the issues that we believe are so important…
On the H-1B, we are ready to vote on it. We have tried to have a vote on the Latino and Immigrant Fairness Act. There was one this afternoon that this Senator considers a vote on that amendment. Perhaps we are arriving at a point where we…
The Senator from Florida has been such a leader on immigration issues generally but more specifically this issue dealing with Haitians. The State of Florida has been greatly affected by Haitian immigrants. All we are saying is let these…
Once again, we are prevented from moving forward. The Senate has worked a couple hundred years to vote on amendments. But recently we have a new style. If you don't vote on something, you are better off than if you do. In fact, I saw…
They won't let us vote on anything dealing with prescription drugs, school construction, or lowering class size, as well as on the very ``bad'' concept called the minimum wage. They don't allow us to vote on that because they don't want to…
They don't what to vote. They want to be able to go home and say they are for all this fairness and immigration. How can they prove it? Well, because they say so. I say to my friend from California, the only way to prove this is to allow…
This person being deported leaves behind a job that is unfilled. That employer looks and looks to try to find somebody to fill that job. What is the cost of that, and then the cost, many times, to our welfare system, our criminal justice…
The cost here is very apparent. First of all, this person is being deported without a due process hearing.
The Senator is a national leader as part of his responsibilities. The Senator from South Dakota is not doing this because there are a lot of minorities in South Dakota; in fact, there are very few. He is doing this because it is the right…
Let me answer a number of questions because the Senator asked a number of questions. First of all, I spoke yesterday to the National Restaurant Association. I agree with my friend from Massachusetts that it is important we do something for…
I strongly support this piece of legislation that seeks to provide permanent and legally defined groups of immigrants who are already here working and contributing as taxpayers and to the social fabric of the company. They are awaiting…
The one thing I am appreciative of is the Vice President has a plan; that is, he has recommended that if these prices stay where they are, we should start drawing down our reserves. This is one alternative. I am glad he is doing this…
It is a nice piece of work. If the White House does not like it, they can do whatever they want with it, but the legislative bodies have spoken. It will pass overwhelming, that bill.
I do not believe the minority got us in this situation we are in. But I do say that we will do everything within our power to try to get ourselves out of the hole that we are in. It is certainly not the intention of the minority to hold up…
I will only add, Mr. President, because the proposal allows for but does not guarantee limits--for example, there are no limitations on the amount of the honoraria or the number of honoraria received--there is always the potential for many…
We do need to talk about that hearing in Las Vegas. There is not anyone who could watch that and listen to that and not shed a tear. I want to take off on something my friend from North Dakota said. During that hearing--those sick people…
We do not apologize for the work we have done on tobacco. We, of course, have led the Nation into focusing on the evils of tobacco and what it has done to hurt not only the youth but the adult communities throughout America. We do not…
Mr. Leader, having looked at the votes on this issue, the Thompson amendment, I think it would be in everyone's interest if this could be worked out so there is a separate vote on this issue, separate from this legislation. Senator…
Finally, Mr. President, I say through you to the majority leader, I also hope, in the limited things that you have to do next week, that you would give some consideration to the problems that Senator Levin and Senator Harkin have regarding…
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