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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.
Reno, NV, is a beautiful place. It is right below the great Lake Tahoe, the beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains. It is a beautiful picturesque place. I was troubled this morning to wake up and find that Reno, NV, is in trouble because of a…
I ask unanimous consent that on Monday, November 28, 2011, at 5 p.m., the Senate proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 270; that there be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form; that upon the use or…
I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 1541 and that we now proceed to its consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the…
I thought we were in a quorum call. I didn't realize we were out of session subject to the call of the Chair, so I thank the Chair. ____________________
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 335. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A resolution (S. Res. 335) honoring the life and…
I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements related to this bill be printed in the Record. The…
The next rollcall vote will be Monday, November 28, at about 5:30 p.m., on confirmation of the Droney nomination. Additional votes on DOD authorization amendments are possible Monday evening, and everyone should be aware of that. Senators…
Following leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for 1 hour. The Republicans will control the first half and the majority will control the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will begin…
I accept the modification with pleasure. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
I would say to my friend, my friend from South Carolina yielded to me for a unanimous consent request. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from South Carolina has the floor.
I would like to change that from 90 minutes to 120 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? The Senator from Kentucky.
I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 2112, an act making consolidated appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and…
This week, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, known as the watchdog of the Senate, confirmed what Democrats have been saying for months--that the so-called Republican jobs plan isn't much of a plan and it wouldn't create any…
the Republican leader is on the floor. He is going to offer an amendment. The one on this side is not ready. There has been an agreement, and I ask unanimous consent that Senator McConnell be allowed to lay down his amendment. When the one…
we are going to continue to work tomorrow on the DOD authorization bill. Everyone has been told by the two managers of this bill that if they have amendments, they should offer them. We are working on the Energy and Water bill. While we…
we would yield back whatever time is left on the Democratic side. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. All time is yielded back on the Democratic side.
we started out this week hoping we could complete a minibus--that means to do what we did a couple weeks ago and complete three appropriations bills at the same time. We had three good subjects. We had the underlying bill, Energy and…
I ask unanimous consent that following morning business tomorrow, Thursday, November 17, 2011, the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 230, S. 1867, which is the Defense authorization bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there…
it is important to announce to the Senate because of this that there will be no rollcall votes tonight. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Louisiana is recognized. ____________________
Following leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for 1 hour. The majority will control the first half and the Republicans the final half. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R…
Democrats and Republicans don't agree on much these days, although I had a meeting with some veterans groups earlier today, and I indicated to them that maybe they are going to bring us some good luck because we were able to pass part of…
As I indicated an hour or so ago, Mr. President, I hope we are going to be able to get some kind of agreement on the Energy and Water appropriations bill. We also have to consider the continuing resolution, the conference report on the…
Without losing the floor, I yield 3 minutes to the Senator from Florida, Senator Rubio. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Florida.
I ask unanimous consent that amendment No. 957, which consists of the text of the withdrawn committee-reported amendment as division A, the text of S. 1573 with the exception of sections 620 and 624, to which I have just referred, Calendar…
I have a first-degree amendment which is perfecting in nature at the desk. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid] proposes an amendment numbered…
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