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Senator Harry Reid
Democrat • Nevada • 7th Term • Sworn In 1983
- 57 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 8 of 100) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 8 of 100)
- 88 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 87 of 100) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 78 of 100)
- Most often votes with:
- Sen. John Reed
- Sen. Susan Collins
- Least often votes with:
- Sen. Ben Nelson
- Sen. Mike Lee
- Votes with party 93%
- Abstains: 0%
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Congress points fingers
...will come up sometime after the elections, contingent on further spending cuts. “If Republicans worked with us,” said Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, “we could pass legislation immediately to cut taxes for small businesses, prevent
Obama Stays Upbeat About Job Creation
...Meanwhile, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) criticized the president for stirring up "fear and envy" and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) of "scheduling political show votes" while millions of Americans remained unemployed. "Our biggest national pro
Mo. GOP Senate candidates bemoan loss of freedom
...of freedom in this country has become nothing more than a club dominated by people like (Senate Majority Leader) Harry Reid and Claire McCaskill — wealthy, privileged and pampered — and they care more about protecting their own jobs and their own re
DFL to gather to coronate Klobuchar for second Senate term
...said. Klobuchar must defend a "pretty significant record of failure," he said. "She voted for the (Senate Majority Leader Harry) Reid-Obama agenda, lock, stock and barrel." He said they also will contrast her record against the campaign promises she mad
Republicans fight to reclaim the Senate majority: 2012 races to watch
Shelley Berkley. What's more, the party can piggyback on the groundwork Sen. Harry Reid's successful 2010 re-election bid already built. Meanwhile, Republicans are using Berkley's party label and voting record against her, arguing that she votes in ...
Obamacare Has 'Bent the Insurance Cost-Curve North, Not South,' Insurance Executive Tells House Panel
...panel on Thursday. President Obama signs the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law on March 22, 2010. (Photo: Sen. Harry Reid’s Website) That's because the law requires health plans to cover individuals, such as adult children, that they
Sen. Reid comments on jobs report
...D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid issued the following statement after the Labor Department announced that the U.S. economy added 69,000 jobs in May. "This report is a sharp reminder that Democrats and Republicans should be working together to
Obama's 'Truth Team' Tells Lie
Not true. Mitch McConnell offered the entire American Jobs Act as an amendment in the Senate and Harry Reid blocked it. Senator McConnell attempted to put the president’s jobs plan to a vote by offering it as an amendment to a bill dealing ...
Republicans Broach Options for Breaking Student Loan Impasse
...manner enact fiscally responsible legislation” and lay out two potential compromises. Noting that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-Nev.) “proposal cannot pass the Senate and is unacceptable to the House,” the GOP leaders broached two optio
The Procedural Rule That Keeps the Senate Tied in Knots
...standard to keep the GOP at bay. Republicans in the Senate have, of course, used it just as effectively to keep Majority Leader Harry Reid's Democrats in check. But the chances of undoing the rule? Nearly zero. Lawmakers from both parties know that any
Plaque honors trail center’s late founders
...the final step in 2000 when the U.S. Senate passed legislation establishing the center, thanks to support from Sen. Harry Reid, who served on the appropriations committee. “More than 300,000 American pioneers crossed the California Trail in search of
Dem group's ad raps Heller as friend of Wall Street
A Democratic group with ties to Nevada Sen. Harry Reid is out with a commercial calling Republican Sen. Dean Heller a friend of Wall Street, "and that's bad for you." The ad from Patriot Majority USA that began running Tuesday in Reno notes ...
Sen. Reid's office holding mortgage assistance workshop
If you're facing foreclosure, help could be available by way of $196 million in federal funding. On Saturday, the office of Nevada Senator Harry Reid along with the Nevada Affordable Housing Assistance Corporation will hold a mortgage assistance workshop .
Bipartisanship: Republicans and Democrats Alike Ignore Obama's 'To Do List'
...to what Obama's proposing anymore. Even Harry Reid won't play along with the "To Do List:" When Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) outlined his agenda for the June work period this week, only one item from Obama’s to-do list made the cut — a
Touring the GOP’s Divided House
...them. Gov. Brian Sandoval has wanted to rebuild the Nevada Republican Party and enhance his influence over it—much as Sen. Harry Reid did with the Democratic Party for the 2008 caucuses. Clearly, Sandoval isn’t getting too far. Paul never will be pr
Carl Leubsdorf: Kicking the ‘fiscal cliff’ debate past Election Day
...negotiated bipartisan agreement by reducing the defense cuts and increasing the domestic reductions. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made clear the Democratic-controlled Senate won’t consider that.Obama, meanwhile, is reiterating he won’t agree to
New Nuclear Chief Can Act Fast on Yucca, Fukushima Fixes
Jaczko, a physicist who previously worked as science-policy adviser for Nevada Senator Harry Reid, a staunch opponent, terminated the NRC’s license review of Yucca in 2011, citing budgetary reasons. In the meantime, the U.S. continues to ...
Sen. Marco Rubio's bill draws charges of hypocrisy from immigrant advocates
Democratic Leader Sen. Harry Reid has opposed it. The Center for American Progress contends Rubio’s bill would hurt children and overstates the problem: "The $4.2 billion in refundable credits that were issued in 2010 to more than 2 million ...
Analyzing the latest votes in Congress
Gillibrand, N; Schumer, N. * Student Loan Interest Rates: The Senate rejected the Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act sponsored by Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev. The bill would have extended for one year the 3.4 percent interest rate for ...
Jewish groups, Senate Dems talk Iran and budget
JTA spoke with seven particpants, three of whom took notes. Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), the majority leader and the first senator to speak, said a nonbinding resolution defining an Iranian capability to build a nuclear weapon as a “red line ...
Give flood insurance policyholders security: An editorial
Louisiana Sen. David Vitter and Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada announced Wednesday that they had reached an agreement for a 60-day extension of the program and for the Senate to address the long-term reauthorization in June. The House ...
Reid, Washoe Sheriff Unveiling Disaster Vehicle
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Sen. Harry Reid and Washoe County Sheriff Michael Haley are rolling out a special communications vehicle that will help officials set up a mobile command center during a disaster. The so-called Critical Incident Response Vehicle is set to
Rx for Congress
...if they foresee a shortage in a medication. Last year, 231 drugs were in short supply, according to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, and shortages have increased fourfold in just six years. Congress had to do something to fix the problem. We
Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group: Opposition grows to Jamie Dimon role at Federal Reserve
...to help pay for Obama's inaugural. He has also given generously to powerful Democrats including: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev, as well as former senators: Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., now the Secretary of State, and Chris Dodd, a Connecticut Dem
Dire Predictions Amid Another Looming Fiscal Battle
...everyone's taxes. But Democratic leaders insist tax breaks for the very wealthy should not be extended. Senate Majority leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., responded last week to the GOP colleagues who'd written demanding that the Senate renew all the expiring c
Congress.org: How Hawaii's Elected Officials Voted - May 29, 2012
...prevent student loan interest rates from doubling. Republicans offered a substitute amendment to a bill that Majority Leader Harry Reid had brought to the floor earlier this month. Closely mirroring bills already passed in the House and introduced previ
Sen. Marco Rubio's bill draws charges of hypocrisy from immigrant advocates
...has the same aim but would require people seeking the credit to have a valid Social Security card. Democratic Leader Sen. Harry Reid has opposed it. The Center for American Progress contends Rubio's bill would hurt children and overstates the problem: "
Dem group's ad raps Heller as friend of Wall Street
...Democratic group with ties to Nevada Sen. Harry Reid is out with a commercial today calling Republican Sen. Dean Heller a friend of Wall Street, "and that's bad for you." The ad from Patriot Majority USA that began running in Reno notes Heller worked as
Adios Mexico City Policy?
...like this one should make us grateful for the times when the Senate does nothing! The more work Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) does, the less secure our values seem to be. Yesterday, during a rare moment of Senate activity, leaders tried to turn an appropriat
Sen. Reid to honor fallen soldiers
Nevada service members who lost their lives serving our country will be honored Monday by Nevada Senator Harry Reid. Sen. Reid will speak at a Memorial Day ceremony in Boulder City at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery beginning at 1 p.m. Sen.
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