Harry Reid
Harry Reid
Harry Mason Reidis an American politician, and senior United States Senator from Nevada, having served since 1987. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as the Senate Minority Leader since January 2015, and has previously served as Majority Leader, Minority Whip, and Majority Whip...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth2 December 1939
CitySearchlight, NV
CountryUnited States of America
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We're spending a lot of money in the Gulf, ... We have to do that, but is there anyone in the world that can justify $70 billion in tax cuts? I don't think so. So before I talk about offsets, let the president focus on that.
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I have too many unanswered questions about the nominee to justify a vote confirming him to this enormously important lifetime position.
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In the fullness of time, he may well prove to be a fine Supreme Court justice. But I have reluctantly concluded that this nominee has not satisfied the high burden that would justify my voting for his confirmation based on the current record.
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I've thought about this, and I'm not going to send one to my daughter, but all four of my boys are going to get one.
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The state of the union today is that we have low-income Americans begging for their prescription drugs, and seniors are going without any coverage. The president has botched the Medicare so badly that it doesn't resemble a 'benefit' for most seniors.
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the Senate must be vigilant in considering this nomination.
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The stakes are higher, and the Senate's advice and consent responsibility is even more important,
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The United States has already fallen behind nations like Canada, Britain and Australia who finalized their avian flu plans months ago,
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I urge the White House to reconsider this initial decision, and to work cooperatively with Judiciary Committee Democrats so that the Senate can do its job more effectively,
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These are very serious charges, ... They suggest that a senior White House aide put politics ahead of our national security and the rule of law.