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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.
It has become clear that you possess explosive information about close ties in coordination between Donald Trump, his top advisers, and the Russian government. A foreign interest openly hostile to the United States, which Trump praises at…
in this Republican Congress--especially as we head out for yet another unearned recess--I feel compelled to comment on how Republicans have treated the President of the United States during the last 8 years. History will look back and note…
I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sullivan). Without objection, it is so ordered. Funding for Flint, Michigan
on a codel that I led, we were going to stop in Israel, and I told all of the Senators with me that I wanted to take time while we were there to meet my favorite statesman who I had ever met, and that is Shimon Peres. As my friend the…
my friend from Ohio talks about common sense. Common sense dictates to me that the Republicans who run the Senate have had months to turn their attention to bills like this. They also have had months to do something else. For almost 200…
I am happy to see the progress that has been made in the House of Representatives with respect to Flint, MI. This is a step in the right direction toward advancing funding for the people of Flint in the lameduck. However, I do have some…
I don't know how anything could be more political, more repugnant to our system of government than what has happened with Merrick Garland. The senior Senator from Iowa came here, and I waited for him--came to the floor to talk for a long…
the Chamber is vacant, so I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
I come to the floor today to give the people of Flint, MI, the assurance that they are going to get some help after more than a year. I have had an opportunity to meet with Senator Stabenow. I talked with her a number of times this…
today I reluctantly voted to sustain President Obama's veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, JASTA. It is essential that we honor families of the 9/11 victims. I am supportive of their efforts to pursue justice and hold…
I understand the seriousness of my friend's proposal. I understand the urgency that patients and their families feel who are desperate for new treatments. I could go through a litany of people who have been in predicaments like this, like…
the Republican leader and I have had a number of conversations. I yield to the senior Senator from Michigan. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Michigan.
I would ask my friend before he leaves that the Senator modify his request: that following a vote on confirmation of the nomination of Merrick Garland to be a Justice of the United States Supreme Court, the Senate proceed to the immediate…
I wish to yield 1 minute to our ranking member on the Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator Boxer. I wish to yield to her for 1 minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from California.
reserving the right to object, Bob Dole, whom we all knew and still know and who is a wonderful man, said: ``As we all learn around here, if you don't keep your word, it doesn't make much difference what agenda you try to advance.'' So it…
last night the Republican nominee for President failed to give any assurance of any kind or a coherent explanation as to why he refuses to release his tax returns--because there is no coherent reason. It is hard to give one when there…
this Republican Senate that had such promise, according to the Republicans, has been a flop. The Senate hasn't kept its word to the Nation. When Republicans assumed the majority in the Senate, the Republican leader made grand promises to…
the Republican leader just said: What are the Democrats trying to do, have built-in dysfunction? During the 8 years I was majority leader, we had to overcome 644 filibusters led by the Republicans--644. A comparable time: Lyndon Johnson…
How do you feel about the American people? How do you feel about how they are being treated, with case after case hung up in the Supreme Court? We cannot even get a hearing on Merrick Garland. Why? Because they know the appearance he will…
virtually every time Donald Trump says or does something discriminatory--and that is often--the media relies upon a catalog of buzzwords to describe his actions. The press uses words like hateful, intolerant, bigot, extremist, prejudice…
I want to make a few comments on the CR. Senator McConnell has given a great statement, but about whom? It is a straw man argument. We don't oppose the Zika legislation. We don't oppose helping flood victims. But we want more. We think it…
Yes, it was. Mr. McCONNELL. I object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.
today I wish to recognize the 100th anniversary of the American Red Cross, Northern and Southern Nevada Chapters. The Northern and Southern Nevada Chapters of the American Red Cross were established during World War I, when a small group…
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