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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.
I have been very clear with every Republican Senator I have spoken to that, of course, the motion to strike, we would get to that as soon as we can. If Senators had other amendments related to the don't ask, don't tell provision, which has…
I thank Senator Landrieu for her leadership on this issue. I agree that the intention of this legislation from the very start has always been that investments made through the Small Business Lending Fund should be treated as Tier 1 capital…
These two pieces of legislation are important. I am going to do my utmost to see if we can find a way to have a vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act. It is so fair to do that, to do a better job of equalizing pay between men and women when…
The Secretary should direct drug manufacturers to calculate AMPs for these drugs to allow States to collect rebates. In order to maintain pharmacy reimbursement at appropriate levels for these drugs, the Secretary should use the discretion…
Yes, the intention of this provision is to ensure that rebate dollars are collected for those particular drugs. Drug rebate dollars have long helped support state Medicaid programs and the provision will ensure an accurate calculation of…
My good friend, the senior Senator from the State of New Hampshire, whom I admire so much, had to be smiling when he said that. I think he was part of the time. This is paid for. He objects to how it is paid for. That is a new one here. So…
I will just repeat what I said before. Any one Senator, as we have learned--those of us who have served in the Senate and those who have not been around here a long time--any one Senator can really throw things into a turmoil, on your side…
I am filing a cloture motion on the Kagan nomination. I have spoken to the Republican leader. This is in no way to cut off debate. We have had 20 Senators who have spoken today. I want Senators to have the ability to speak in whatever…
This resolution would authorize employees in the office of Senator John Ensign to respond to subpoenas or requests for testimony by a Federal grand jury convened in the District of Columbia to investigate matters relating to Senator…
I think it is fair to the Senator from Arkansas that there is an understanding that an amendment that passed this body at least 6 months ago, that was bipartisan in nature, that gave emergency funding for a number of States because of…
Senator Harkin has been the face of the Americans with Disabilities Act for many years. He has worked so hard. He has done many things in this Capitol complex dealing with the people with disabilities. For example, the closed captioning…
This piece of legislation is really a masterpiece. To think that we have been able to get as far as we have... this is an extremely fine piece of legislation, which it is. I have been around not as long as my friend from Connecticut in the…
Let me express my appreciation to our being able to work through some of these. There are quite a few left to go. The Secretary for the majority just indicated to me that there are some other names that will be cleared later today. So I…
This year has been an extremely difficult year. No one has been more involved in everything we have done here than my friend from Montana. In true times of crisis--and we have had plenty of crises in the last 18 months, and he and I had a…
Congressman Simpson has worked tirelessly on CIEDRA and has produced a Wilderness proposal which we believe merits passage by the U.S. Congress.
S. 3294 is a greatly improved version of CIEDRA and significantly addresses the majority of TWS's about earlier versions of the legislation.
We appreciate Senator Crapo's leadership in developing this legislation, and the support of Senator Risch.
Please join with Senators Harry Reid and John Ensign, our Congressional Representatives Delegation, the County Comissioners, and the thousands who oppose these mining operations in protecting the health of the residents of the area and the…
A 30-day extension doesn't solve the problems we have. A 30-day extension of unemployment, 30-day FMAP, 30-day doc fix, is just kicking them all down the road. We have to have a legitimate program to extend these benefits into the future…
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