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Harry Reid

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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.

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Nov 20, 2005

The fact of the matter is that -- you can't escape this -- is that the administration manipulated the evidence.

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Nov 15, 2005

I have significant concerns. He calls Alito one of the most conservative judges in the U.S.

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Nov 10, 2005

Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid said Mr. Bush is resorting to, quote, 'discredited rhetoric.'

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Oct 2, 2005

So anyone with that background makes me feel good. Someone who has been in a courtroom, tried cases, answered interrogatories, done all those things that lawyers need to do.

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Sep 19, 2005

We want to stop the Republican controlled House and Senate from cutting Medicaid by another $10 billion.

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Sep 19, 2005

It's not the tax time for cutting Medicaid. It's not the time for cutting student aid.

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Aug 18, 2005

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid has suffered a mild stroke.

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May 18, 2005

The duties of the United States Senate are set forth in the Constitution of the United States. Nowhere in that document does it say the Senate has a duty to give presidential nominees a vote.

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Feb 15, 2005

So, I'm going to do everything I can to fill road blocks of compensating Iraqi prisoners of war, when American prisoner of war have not be compensated. It is unfair.

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Feb 6, 2005

I mean, is he, is President George Bush a man of his word? He said that he was going to reach out to the Democrats. Strange way to reach out.

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Feb 6, 2005

What government's all about is honesty, integrity, not phoniness.

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