Senator Harry Reid

Democrat  •  Nevada  •  7th Term  •  Sworn In 1983
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02/09/12
Sen. Johnson: it’s a ‘national scandal’ that Democrats won’t pass a budget

...Jake Tapper of ABC News about that comment, and whether the president agrees with Bernanke, or with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who has said it is not necessary to pass a budget this year. “I have no opinion, the White House has no opinion on C

Source: Kaus Files
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02/09/12
Senate GOP mulls 2012 strategy

...that it is expected to issue this spring. In particular, Republicans want to deflect the blame on to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and the Democratic-led Senate when Obama attacks Congress for not doing its job. “We’re doing a good job

Source: The Politico
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02/09/12
Once Again, Shelley Berkley Follows Harry Reid…

...this issue,” according to chief of staff Greg Facchiano, but he said the lawmaker could not be reached Tuesday evening. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., told reporters after the Senate Democrats’ weekly luncheon that he supported the new rule. “It is not

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02/08/12
Sen. Johnson: it’s a ‘national scandal’ that Democrats won’t pass a budget

That should be a “national scandal,” according to Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, who lambasted Senate Democrats ... or with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who has said it is not necessary to pass a budget this year. Johnson didn’t ...

Source: YAHOO!
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02/08/12
Letter: Paint brush is too broad

Twenty-seven of these have been languishing in the Senate. Democrat Senator Harry Reid, the Senate Majority Leader and minion of President Obama, has done nothing but refer these to committee or table them – sentencing them to an ideological death.

Source: Park Rapids Enterprise
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02/08/12
Obama Budget Gives GOP a Unifying Campaign Edge

But Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said last week that he won’t bring any budget ... The White House budget will provide a major campaign edge for Republicans in November, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told The Hill.

Source: NewsMax.com
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02/08/12
Sen. Reid hosting foreclosure workshop in Las Vegas this weekend

Las Vegas, NV (KTNV)-- Sen. Harry Reid's office will host a home foreclosure prevention clinic in Las Vegas at the Financial Guidance Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11. Struggling homeowners with a Bank of America or Wells Fargo loan in ...

Source: KTNV
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02/08/12
State Senator Ruben Kihuen unexpectedly ends run for Congress

State Senator Reuben Kihuen (D-NV ... recently attended last month’s State of the Union speech as the guest of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), and appeared to have his favor over Kihuen’s Primary opponent former Congresswoman ...

Source: DAILY KOS
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02/08/12
State Senator Ruben Kihuen unexpectedly ends run for Congress

State Senator Reuben Kihuen (D-NV ... recently attended last month’s State of the Union speech as the guest of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), and appeared to have his favor over Kihuen’s Primary opponent former Congresswoman ...

Source: DAILY KOS
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02/08/12
Sen. Reid's office hosting foreclosure workshop Saturday

Nevada homeowners struggling with foreclosure can get expert advice this coming weekend. The office of Nevada Senator Harry Reid is hosting a home foreclosure prevention clinic in Las Vegas at the Financial Guidance Center on Saturday, Feb. 11 from 10 a.m

Source: Fox5 KVVU
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02/08/12
Hoyer: ‘The Fact Is You Don’t Need a Budget’

...about this milestone today, 400 days without a jobs bill in the Republican House. But then on Friday [Democratic Senator Harry] Reid said that he didn’t think they needed to bring a budget to the floor this year [and that] the Budget Control Act can s

Source: CNSNews.com
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02/08/12
GOP targets child tax break for illegal immigrants

...and refund checks as one way to help pay for extending the Social Security tax cut another 10 months. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada says the proposal unfairly goes after the children of poor Hispanic workers. Such kids often are U.S. citiz

Source: Deseret News
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02/08/12
Editorial: Brown wins one with insider trading bill

...following the Jan. 21 State of the Union speech in which the junior Massachusetts senator urged the president to get Democrat Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, to bring the bill to the floor. A week later the bill was before the full Senate where,

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02/08/12
Closed-door payroll-tax holiday deals now the norm

...the number of meaningful, productive conference committees has waned to the point of near extinction. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, with his House counterpart, has circumvented the committee conference system by brokering “grand

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02/08/12
Payroll tax cut talks adrift on Capitol Hill

...never come to the table with a plan to offset this new spending that they're all for." For his part, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has threatened to bring up a whole new measure if the House-Senate negotiations remain Michigan Rep. Dave Cam

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02/08/12
Both sides claim politics as payroll tax cut extension stalls again

...that becomes increasingly obvious: They want to blame Republicans in Congress if nothing is accomplished." Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, later suggested Republicans were trying to scuttle a deal that could help the economy in order to imp

Source: CNN
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02/08/12
Payroll tax cut extension stalls again

...that becomes increasingly obvious: They want to blame Republicans in Congress if nothing is accomplished." Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, later suggested Republicans were trying to scuttle a deal that could help the economy in order to imp

Source: CNN
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02/08/12
Nevada bishops' plea heightens controversy over birth control coverage

...this issue," according to chief of staff Greg Facchiano, but he said the lawmaker could not be reached Tuesday evening. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., told reporters after the Senate Democrats' weekly luncheon that he supported the new rule. "It is not good f

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02/08/12
Debate Over Contraceptives: McConnell Calls Obama’s Decision ‘Abhorrent’

...principles, you can’t just suddenly decide that those don’t matter or they can be changed in a year.” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said that at today’s weekly policy luncheon the Senate Democrats had a “good discussion about this

Source: ABC News
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02/08/12
MILLER: Harry's dirty tactics

...who said, “The Democrats who run Washington have a responsibility to act.” (Associated Press) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will do anything to score political points. A congressional conference committee has been brought to a standstill because

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02/07/12
A VICTORY WITHOUT JOY IS NO VICTORY

BRADENTON, Fla., July 30, 2011 -- When the debt ceiling issue comes to a climax - perhaps with today's 1 p.m. vote on Sen. Harry Reid's bill in the House of Representatives, or a tentatively scheduled 1 a.m. vote Sunday morning, or a 7:30 a.m. vote Monday

Source: American Reporter
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02/07/12
POOR HARRY

while at the same time totally accepting of equal rights for all and enjoying the comradeship of everyone else in school or the workplace I'm tempted to just let go of the way the media is handling Senator Harry Reid's few words in the book, "Game Change .

Source: American Reporter
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02/07/12
SOPA/PIPA Round Two

Harry Reid, the man who was the basis for corrupt Senator Harrison Roberts in the film Casino, is at it again. He just can't stop prostituting himself for the entertainment industry. From the Daily Caller: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid ...

Source: DAILY KOS
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02/07/12
SOPA/PIPA Round Two

Harry Reid, the man who was the basis for corrupt Senator Harrison Roberts in the film Casino, is at it again. He just can't stop prostituting himself for the entertainment industry. From the Daily Caller: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid ...

Source: DAILY KOS
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02/07/12
Top Lawmakers 'Concerned' Over Payroll Tax Progress

(NewsCore) - US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Tuesday said lawmakers working ... surtax on people making more than $1 million a year to cover the cost. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) offered a one percent surcharge, lower than the ...

Source: MyFox Tampa Bay
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02/07/12
Payroll-Tax Cut Extension Talks Bog Down

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) on Tuesday said lawmakers working ... on people making more than $1 million a year to cover the cost. Sen. Bob Casey (D., Pa.) offered a 1% surcharge, lower than the 1.9%% he ...

Source: NASDAQ
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02/07/12
A VICTORY WITHOUT JOY IS NO VICTORY

BRADENTON, Fla., July 30, 2011 -- When the debt ceiling issue comes to a climax - perhaps with today's 1 p.m. vote on Sen. Harry Reid's bill in the House of Representatives, or a tentatively scheduled 1 a.m. vote Sunday morning, or a 7:30 a.m. vote Monday

Source: American Reporter
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02/07/12
Talks on Payroll-Tax Cut Bog Down

...tax cut, which expires at month's end. The panel's meeting Tuesday was angry and unproductive, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) said if a deal isn't reached within a week, Democrats would introduce their own package."The reality is that

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02/07/12
Dirty Harry Reid: GOP Wants " Arsenic And Mercury In The Water"

...HARRY REID (D-NV): “We'll give you a payroll tax cut for 160 million Americans if you will let us continue to put things like arsenic and mercury in the water of the American people. That's not a very good deal.” (Sen. Reid, Floor Remarks, 2/6/12) S

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02/07/12
Democrats to continue Internet coup with new cyber bill

...of the Wikipedia Foundation in San Francisco, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, following a recent anti-piracy legislative debacle with SOPA and PIPA, will lead his second effort of 2012 to push Interne

Source: Kaus Files
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