Harry Reid

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:40 p.m., adjourned until Monday, April 4, 2011, at 2 p.m…

Following any leader remarks, there will be a period for the transaction of morning business. During that period of time, Senators are permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The first hour is equally divided and controlled, with the…

I apologize to everyone, including the Presiding Officer, for having to wait, but there was an important meeting with a number of Senators going on in the Vice President's office, and I had to have those Senators there before I could…

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 7:43 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, March 31, 2011, at 9:30 a.m…

Following any remarks of Senator McConnell, if he does wish to speak, there will be a period for the transaction of morning business until 3 p.m., with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. At 3 p.m., the Senate will…

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 6:40 p.m., adjourned until Monday, March 28, 2011, at 2 p.m…

For the information of Senators, at 5:30 p.m. Monday when we return, there will be a vote on the confirmation of the D'Agostino nomination. ____________________

I hesitate saying this because I will probably get in trouble, but this is a good reason why the House vote was bad today to disband public radio. It was such a wonderful piece. I did not know that.

They had a great piece on public radio before the race started--it was very good--as to why the race takes place. I want to find out if what I understood from that radio piece is valid. Wherever the race winds up, there was a place badly…

If my friend will yield, I got a call from one of the secretaries, so why don't you give your statement.

I am told that H.J. Res. 48 is at the desk and due for its second reading. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will read the bill by title for the second time. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A joint resolution…

The Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said that he would consider looking at Social Security quote, two decades from now, end quote.

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 7:13 p.m., adjourned until Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at 9:30 a.m.

Senators should expect the first votes of the day to begin at about 10:30 in the morning in relation to the Nelson of Nebraska and the Snowe-Landrieu-Coburn amendment. Additional rollcall votes are expected to occur throughout the day…

I tell everyone, my friends on the Republican side, the American people are not as concerned about the numbers as what is in this bill, with those mean-spirited riders. H.R. 1 is a mean-spirited bill that will cut the heart out of the…

I had the good fortune a short time ago, when we had a ceremony in the Rotunda of the Capitol, to meet Mr. Buckles and talk to him. It is amazing he had such vitality at such an old age. I am happy this matter is completed.

I rise today to recognize the Government Printing Office, GPO, on the occasion of its 150th anniversary. GPO opened its doors on March 4, 1861, the same day President Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office. Since then GPO has used ever…

I would like to begin by expressing my gratitude to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi for giving me this opportunity to serve my country.

Senator Byrd was successful in setting in the late 1970s a precedent that eliminated one of those filibusters.

A nomination which I well remember occurred when President Lyndon Johnson was in office, and he sent to the Senate the nomination of a totally unqualified person to be a Federal district judge.

Probably the most powerful leader that I watched in that period was Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia.

I rise today to honor Bria Benjamin, a fifth-grader at Forbuss Elementary School in Las Vegas. Recently, Bria studied hard and recited Martin Luther King's ``I Have a Dream'' speech in celebration of Dr. King's 82nd birthday at a meeting…

I wish I could blame the Republicans for the impasse, but it is both parties. We have people on both sides of the aisle who are trying to take advantage, as they see it, on this slot issue. This is an extremely important piece of…

I rise today to honor Sarah Brachman, who has received the 2011 Advocate of the Year Award from the National Down Syndrome Society. Throughout her life, Sarah has been dedicated to the important cause of raising awareness and increasing…

I want to close by clearly reaffirming my view that if we are going to change Senate rules, we must do so within those rules. As rule 5 states, the Senate is a continuing body, and the rules continue unless changed within the parameters of…