Harry Reid

I came to the floor at his convenience. I am busy, and I am sure he is busy. I came to the floor to be a gentleman, and I allowed him to go first. I have a speech to give. I came here, and I agreed to the Republican leader's request. I…

Eighty-six percent of the State of Nevada is owned by the Federal Government.

Opposition now to wilderness in Nevada just is almost nonexistent.

Listen Dianne, it is my last summit and I am going to do it my way.

You can't believe how much solar energy. At one place driving from Railroad Pass to my property on Searchlight, you can drive for three and a half miles and all you see are solar panels.

So wilderness is important for the economy of any state, and with a sparsely populated area like Pershing County, it is also popular.

We have historic wonders, snowcapped mountains.

It is really a beautiful state, and the legislation that Senator Heller and I have worked on in this regard is also as part of the beauty of Nevada.

Nevada is different than most people think. Nevada is more than the bright lights of Las Vegas.

I appreciate very much your arranging for and allowing me to speak.

I have been asked a number of times walking into my office this morning if there has been an agreement on the Zika funding and the continuing resolution, which is to keep our government open and funded. No, we have not is the answer. We…

We put onto the Court three people, and I don't think they deserve to be on any court, but they, we put them on there, and they have been terrible.

Why can't we have a vote on Blumenthal? That is all--one vote, 30 minutes. If you work it out to satisfaction, we don't need to have that vote. What could be more reasonable than that?

I do not understand why we can't have the two managers agree that they will do their best to work out these amendments of ours and of theirs. But if we can't, I want to at least have a vote, and you can vote it down if you have to, but I…

Oh, I said publicly give him fake briefings.

Today I supported the junior Senator from Alaska's motion to instruct the National Defense Authorization Act conferees. The motion is generally consistent with the administration's force structure proposals for Afghanistan, Europe, the…

And the Senator is aware that what we got back from the House of Representatives and what this Republican Senate signed on to is a bill that is an abomination. Is the Senator aware that what it does, among other things, is it allows the…

Is the Senator aware that what we passed out of here by 89 votes was $1.1 billion in emergency funding for the State of Florida and the rest of our States and, of course, the citizens of Puerto Rico?

Isn't it true that this strain of mosquito is now causing, for the first time in history that we know of, not only death and sickness but also causing women to give birth to babies who are very ill?

It is true, is it not, that in generations past, mosquitoes have caused death and illness that we have tried to handle for the last 100 years?

And you understand, I ask the Senator from Florida, that for generations of time, mosquitoes have caused all kinds of medical problems for people who are infected from different bites from mosquitoes; is that right?

And you understand as much, if not more, than anyone else the dangers of these mosquitoes that are ravaging your State and other States and, of course, the American citizens of Puerto Rico; is that true?

The point I am trying to outline here for the Senator from Florida, I think, without any stretch of the imagination, that you know the State of Florida pretty well, don't you?

Is it also true that during your tenure as a Floridian, you had the good fortune to be an American astronaut?

Is it true that during your lifetime, you have served in various elected offices in the State of Florida. You were, as I recall, the State treasurer, which included insurance commissioner, and you represented the State of Florida in the…