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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.
We know what is ahead of us the next hour or so. I ask unanimous consent that we change that. In between the vote on Chen, the judge, and the next vote, I ask that there be 10 minutes, and 2 minutes of that would be 1 minute on each side…
Following leader remarks the Senate will be in morning business until 11 o'clock this morning. The time until then will be equally divided and controlled between the majority leader and the Republican leader. At 11 the Senate will proceed…
What this means is we will vote on the Paul amendment, give or take, in a half-hour, at around 11 o'clock, or shortly thereafter, whatever time the order allows, and we will then recess until 1 p.m. Then we will have the debate on the…
I have a couple unanimous consent requests. I would also say this: This is an important debate, and I ask unanimous consent that--on the floor now we have Corker, we have McCain and Graham--I ask unanimous consent that if they use more…
I am told S. 1392 is at the desk and due for a second reading. If that is true, I ask the clerk to report the same. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The assistant legislative…
I am told H.R. 2218 is at the desk and is due for a second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for a second time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 2218) to amend subtitle D of…
Following the remarks of Senator McConnell and me, the Senate will proceed to executive session to consider Calendar No. 223, the nomination of Kent Yoshiho Hirozawa, of New York, to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board and…
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If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:47 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at 10 a.m…
At about 10:15 a.m. tomorrow, there will be a cloture vote on the Hirozawa nomination. ____________________
Before I proceed, I would just note it is coincidental that the Senator from Minnesota is on the floor. I have heard her often speak about what a wonderful job this man has done as U.S. attorney in the State of Minnesota, in addition to…
Will the Chair announce the business of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Murphy). Under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. ____________________
Following leader remarks there will be a period of morning business until 4:15 today. Following that morning business the Senate will resume consideration of S. 1243, the Transportation bill. At 4:30 the Senate will proceed to executive…
Thank you Chairman Manchin and Senator Barrasso for the opportunity to address your subcommittee about this bipartisan proposal.
A companion bill was introduced in the House, where it is backed by all members of the Nevada congressional delegation.
If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:57 p.m., adjourned until Monday, July 29, 2013, at 2 p.m…
The next rollcall vote will be a cloture vote on the Comey nomination on Monday evening. ____________________
Following my remarks and those of Senator McConnell, there will be a period of morning business until 11 a.m., with the first 30 minutes controlled by the majority and the second 30 minutes by the Republicans. Following morning business…
I am told there is a bill at the desk due for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. King). The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 2668) to delay the application…
If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:10 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at 9:30 a.m.
First of all, I would like the Record to reflect how instrumental the Presiding Officer was in our ability to get this done. I appreciate it very much, as does everyone in the Senate. In the near future, the American people will…
Following my remarks and those of the Republican leader, the time until noon will be equally divided and controlled. At noon there will be a cloture vote on the motion to proceed to S. 1243. If cloture is invoked, all postcloture time will…
We shouldn't allow Tea Party-driven ideology to limit much-needed investments in our infrastructure that create thousands of direct and indirect jobs.
If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it adjourn under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:45 p.m., adjourned until Friday, July 19, 2013, at 12:15 p.m…
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