Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]

White House defends costs, cuts in health bill

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

...Majority Leader Harry Reid D-Nev., speaks after the U.S. Senate voted to begin debate on legislation for a broad healthcare overhaul at Capitol Hill in Washington on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, as Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., right, and Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iow

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Pork for Thanksgiving?

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Yes that is what Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his Democrat Majority promised, in pork, in exchange for Senator Mary Landrieu voting "YES" for ...

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Vucanovich: Tough road for Ensign, Reid's GOP foes

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

She also said a host of GOP challengers face an "uphill" battle in their bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Harry Reid next fall. That's primarily because his ...

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2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

AUSITN (KXAN) - US Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, today provided the Austin Central Library with a copy of the 2074 page health care bill that the Democrats ...

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2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

The problem is Harry Reid and his little club likes playing shoots and ladders. They enjoy the game. They are grateful that they can use the made up rules ...

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Anybody but Coakley or Capuano

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

ABC News recently reported that to secure the vote of Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu for his health care bill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid inserted a ...

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2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., had already declared his intention to support a filibuster if it came to that, and he's been digging himself in further; Sens. ...

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Angle: I am better than all other Republicans against Harry Reid and here's why

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Ex-Assemblywoman Sharron Angle continues to pitch the base on her chances against Sen. Harry Reid, arguing she ...

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David Broder: Harry Reid's no Mike Mansfield

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

“I've been very disappointed by what I'd call the parochialism of Sen. Reid's approach to his job and his responsibilities,” Broder said. ...

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Cantwell on health reform: Empower states

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

(Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, was absent.) "Harry Reid knows how to count votes and is a master of the legislative procedure," Cantwell said. ...

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US Sen. Grassley: Grassley seeks information about impact of proposed Medicare ...

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

WASHINGTON --- Senator Chuck Grassley said today that he's asked for information from the Joint Committee on Taxation about which taxpayers would be ...

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Senator Harry Reid's strategy of pork, payoffs, pandering, and politics

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Saturday night we heard Senator Harry Reid and his gang of past prime time players sing the same old song of compassion, and how they feel ...

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Odds And Ends »

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Senate Majority leader Harry Reid reportedly will send $100 million+ in additional Medicaid monies to Louisiana. Some are calling it a legal bribery of Sen. ...

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No Amnesty for Obamacare -- By: Robert Costa

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

On Saturday night, just after Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) secured enough votes to begin debate on Obamacare, Democrats were ...

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Carl Leubsdorf: Saluting the leadership of Pelosi, Reid

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Like many previous congressional leaders, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid are better known as inside congressional players ...

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2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Senator Harry Reid brought some top level officials with him Tuesday to send the message that the government wants to stop moorage modification scams. ...

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2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

There have been hundreds of articles and columns suggesting a “Louisiana purchase” in a “deal” between Harry Reid and Senator Landrieu for the specific ...

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2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

According to Sen. Crapo, Harry Reid's nationalized health care plan, the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” will: Establish a massive ...

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Senator: Health care bill depends on budget tricks

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Corker and Sen. Lamar Alexander, the third-ranking Republican in the Senate, are again attacking the health-care reform legislation after the measure ...

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GOP lawmakers take no responsibility

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

It was with great pride that I read the suggestion that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's political future and legacy may be dependent on his fervent ...

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