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In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. Coburn said that while the 1,992 furloughed employees of DOT deserve to be paid, Congress itself should foot the bill. (Roll Call)
Reid’s Wife Still Hospitalized in Serious Condition Following Car Crash Mar 13, 2010
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid s (D-Nev. wife, Landra Reid, remained in serious condition Friday following a car crash Thursday that left both Landra Reid and the couple s daughter, Lana Reid Barringer, injured. (Roll Call)
* US Democrats move closer to healthcare deal Mar 13, 2010
US Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said there are still issues to work out in the reform package, and US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she was addressing the concerns member-by-member. . (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Last Day for Candidates to File for Office Mar 13, 2010
LAS VEGAS -- Another candidate officially entered the race for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Senator Harry Reid. State Assemblyman Chad Christensen, the Republican Whip, is the one of the latest to enter the race for U.S. Senate. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
5th-grader spends birthday lobbying Mar 13, 2010
On Thursday, Owens was on the hill with Majority Leader Harry Reid ... On Thursday, Owens was on the hill with Majority Leader Harry Reid and some other lawmakers trying to prove a point. (CNN)
RedState Morning Briefing Mar 12, 2010
The other day I exposed the fact that Harry Reid switched the languagein the House-passed H.R. 3590 Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009 and inserted the Senate version of the healthcare bill via a manager s amendment in order to meet the requirement of all legislation raising taxes originate in the House. The Senate passed the revised bill with the healthcare language in it, and now the House must revote on the changed bill because, according to the Constitution, the identical bill... (Human Events Online)
Republicans Fan Distrust of Senate to Thwart Health-Care Measure in House Mar 12, 2010
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid probably wouldnt speak for 25 years ... What the president is doing is asking House Democrats to hold hands, jump off a cliff, and hope Harry Reid catches them, Senator , a Tennessee Republican, told reporters. (Bloomberg -- US)
Wind Turbine Plant to Be Built In Las Vegas Mar 12, 2010
Senator Harry Reid has been leading the effort to develop renewable energy and promote investment in Nevada. "The clean energy industry is the future of Nevada. It can create much-needed jobs in the short-term and will help diversify our state's economy in the long-term," Reid said. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Governor Gibbons to File For Re-Election Mar 12, 2010
Rory Reid, Clark County commission chairman and son of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, is the leading Democrat in the race. In his January campaign disclosure, Gibbons reported receiving $165,000 in contributions and spending all but $35,000. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Wife and daughter of Sen. Harry Reid injured in crash on interstate highway outside Washington Mar 12, 2010
Harry Reid injured in crash on interstate highway outside Washington - CTnow ... Harry Reid injured in crash on interstate highway outside Washington ... FILE - In this June 24, 2007, file photo, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. (FOX61, CT)
Reid's wife hospitalized after traffic accident Mar 12, 2010
WASHINGTON Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife remained hospitalized Friday with serious injuries suffered when a tractor-trailer rear-ended the minivan she and their daughter were riding in on a suburban Virginia interstate, officials said. This undated image from Senator Harry Reid's Senate website shows Reid, second from left standing, with his family including daughter Lana, left sitting, and wife Landra ... (AP Photo/US Senate) FILE - In this June 24, 2007, file photo, Senate Majority... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Wife Of Senate Majority Leader Seriously Hurt In Wreck Mar 12, 2010
WASHINGTON (March 11, 2010)--The wife of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was in serious condition Thursday evening after a truck slammed into the back of the vehicle in which she and her daughter were riding on Interstate 95. A spokesman for the senator says Landra Reid, 69, broke her back, neck and nose in the accident. (KWTX.com, TX)
Leaders to skirt Dem abortion foes Mar 12, 2010
jpg Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, center, speaks Thursday during a health care news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington ... Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, center, speaks Thursday during a health care news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington ... "We will finish the job," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Harry Reid's Wife, Daughter Seriously Injured in Accident Mar 12, 2010
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Dems try to finish health care reform Mar 12, 2010
On the other side of Capitol Hill, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will try to build public momentum by framing the issue in more personal terms, holding a news conference with an 11-year-old boy whose mother died of pulmonary hypertension after losing her health insurance. "We are making progress. A lot of decisions were made," Reid told reporters Wednesday. (CNN)
Sen. Reid's wife breaks back in wreck Mar 12, 2010
Injuries to Harry Reid's wife, daughter not life-threatening, spokesman says ... Washington (CNN) -- The wife and daughter of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid were injured Thursday in a highway accident, a spokesman for the Democratic senator from Nevada said. (CNN)
World War II Female Military Pilots Get Gold Medal Mar 12, 2010
Along with Pelosi, House Minority Leader John Boehner, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell presented the medal ... Presenting the medal are House Speaker Nancy Pelosi; House Minority Leader John Boehner, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. (DOD DefenseLINK -- News)
Health-Care Hell Mar 12, 2010
It's so hard to tell when pretty much every week since the dawn of the Mesozoic Era, Obama or Nancy Pelosi or Harry Reid has proclaimed that it is now Go Time for health-care reform. So you'll forgive me if I'm somewhat skeptical about the possibility that the health-care reform debate is about to come to an end. (Townhall.com)
The Louise Slaughter House Solution Mar 12, 2010
yesterday to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. signed by all 41 Senate Republicans showing unified opposition to any attempts to change policy in the Senate-passed health care bill using the budget reconciliation trick. (Human Events Online)
Conservative Group Attacks Reid on Reconciliation in New Ad Mar 12, 2010 Political Grapevine Mar 12, 2010 Wall Street reform hits an impasse Mar 12, 2010 Dodd to Offer His Own Financial Regulation Bill Mar 12, 2010 GOP Senators Wage War on Reconciliation Mar 12, 2010 Commentary on the ‘bipartisan’ discussions Mar 12, 2010 Obama to give Nobel money to veterans, Haiti, students Mar 12, 2010 House Pushing Senate to Go Big on Jobs Mar 11, 2010 Medicare Doctors Feeling Pressured To Support Overhaul Mar 11, 2010 Schumer vs. Durbin: An Early Fight to Replace Harry Reid Mar 11, 2010 Pitching for America Mar 11, 2010 'Slaughter Solution'... Mar 11, 2010 Pelosi’s Latest Healthcare Scheme Mar 11, 2010 Democrats Nearing Deal on Reconciliation Mar 11, 2010 McConnell and Kyl Insist on Byrd Rule Mar 11, 2010 Paul Hodes Isn't Listening Mar 11, 2010 Reid’s GOP Strategy Finds Support, Skepticism Mar 11, 2010 GOP Senators Pen Letter to Reid Vowing to Block Reconciliation Mar 11, 2010 Reid Tees Up Version of FAA Bill Favored by Tennessee Senators Mar 11, 2010 The Trouble With Climate Science Mar 11, 2010 'Courage and Consequence' Mar 11, 2010 GOP exploiting Dems' splits on health care Mar 11, 2010 The Unbarking Dog Mar 10, 2010 Rich senator, poor senatorwhat if? Mar 10, 2010 Reid to Huddle With Rookies on Strategy to Combat GOP Mar 10, 2010 Rory Reid Launches Campaign For Governor Mar 10, 2010 Jared Bernstein, Chief Economist and Economic Policy Advisor to Vice President Joe Biden, Talks to Azteca America's 'Issues: Caras y Voces' About the Economy and Public Investment Mar 10, 2010 Hill Reconsiders Bill Conferences Mar 10, 2010 Dem Lincoln opposes fast-track health bill Mar 10, 2010 Guess Who's Coming to Your House? Hidden Dangers in Obamacare Mar 10, 2010 California, America's Greece Mar 10, 2010 Commentary on the ‘bipartisan’ discussions Mar 10, 2010 Reconciliation Bill Will Be Hard for GOP to Derail Mar 10, 2010 Sen. Reid Makes It Official and Files Mar 9, 2010 Top Ten Healthcare Amendments Mar 9, 2010 GOP Earmark Warriors Fret Over Falling Behind Mar 9, 2010 How the Labor Dept. finessed the jobs report Mar 9, 2010 Romney: Obama's Healthcare Plan 'Makes No Sense at All' Mar 9, 2010 Obama Seeks to Rally Reluctant Public in `Uphill Battle' on Health Plan Mar 8, 2010 Terrorism Spat Prompts Hypocrisy Charge Mar 8, 2010 Kerry Sparks Fight on Climate Mar 8, 2010 McConnell Rejects Controversial RNC Fundraising Pitch Mar 8, 2010 Parties Begin to Set Reconciliation Battle Plans Mar 8, 2010 Obama's Healthcare Pitch to Democrats: Trust Me Mar 8, 2010 Community Columnist: A proud Tea Partier thanks the president Mar 7, 2010 Senate Continues Jobs Drumbeat Next Week Mar 7, 2010 Groups urge Akaka's support of public health option Mar 7, 2010 Reid: Jobs remarks 'irresponsibly mischaracterized' Mar 6, 2010 House Democrats Hung Out to Dry on Healthcare Mar 6, 2010 Reid Says GOP Unfairly Pounced on Jobs Comments Mar 6, 2010 GOP Congressmen Condemn Hawaiian Bill Mar 6, 2010 Read Hannity's America Mar 6, 2010 Democrats Search Rulebook to Thwart GOP on Health Bill Mar 6, 2010 The Democratic laissez-faire approach to health care Mar 6, 2010 Unemployment Rate Holds Steady at 9.7% Mar 6, 2010 A Big Snow Job Mar 6, 2010 Barack Obama: Super Hero Falls to Earth Mar 5, 2010 Reid Predicts Passage Next Week of Unemployment Bill Mar 5, 2010 What Is "Reconciliation" And Why Is It A Threat? Mar 5, 2010 Pitching For America Mar 5, 2010 Pelosi: Dems not in crisis... Mar 5, 2010 House approves $15 billion job-creation package, 217-201 Mar 5, 2010 Howard Dean: Health bill hangs Dem incumbents and Obama out to dry in elections Mar 5, 2010 GOP Mounts Message Offensive to Defeat Health Care Mar 5, 2010 US House approves $15 bn jobs bill Mar 5, 2010
The American Future Fund, a conservative advocacy group, has placed a new $250,000 television ad buy targeting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. over Democrats procedural maneuvering on the health care bill. (Roll Call)
Reid’s Wife and Daughter Hospitalized After Car Accident Mar 12, 2010
The wife and daughter of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. were hospitalized Thursday after their car was hit from behind by a tractor-trailer, Reid s office said. (Roll Call)
The political newcomer has caused quite a stir since entering the race against Republican challengers and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. His GOP rivals accuse him of being in cahoots with Reid, siphoning off conservative votes that they would otherwise get. (Fox News)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he would try to expedite any proposals that Dodd manages to get out of his committee. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Business)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. said Thursday he hoped the Senate would act on a bill by Memorial Day. (ABC News -- Wire)
All 41 Senate Republicans signed on to a letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid promising to protest use of the filibuster-busting reconciliation process by opposing every effort to improve the measure, even if they agree with the policy behind it, such as changes to abortion language. Democrats are embarking on a complicated plan to finish work on Mr. Obama's health plan. (Newsmax)
Harry Reid, at the beginning, said that he has the facts, while Republicans have only opinions. He gave the sad fact of a constituent who had a baby that needed cleft palate surgery after birth. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Reid s wife, daughter hurt when vehicle is rear-ended WASHINGTON Senator Harry Reid s wife broke her back and neck yesterday when her vehicle was rear-ended by a truck, a spokesman said. Landra Reid, 69, can feel her extremities, and her injuries do not appear to be life-threatening, Jim Manley, spokesman for the Senate majority leader, said. (Boston Globe)
If this is something that the House considers, we will take a look at it, said Regan Lachapelle, a spokeswoman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. . (Roll Call)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. late last year reportedly offered a permanent payment fix to win the American Medical Association's blessing for the Senate health bill. (Investors Business Daily)
Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), center, is flanked by Sen ... But as Harry Reid's November re-election has looked increasingly imperiled, his two top deputies in the Senate have become more overt in their quests for his job. (Time.com)
Beginning last week, Jim Bunning took the Senate floor for five straight days to object to Harry Reid s call for unanimous consent to waive through a $10 billion spending bill ... And when Harry Reid and colleagues wave through yet another $10 billion for unemployment checks and making sure farm folks get yard dishes to see reruns of The Sopranos, the United States must go to Beijing, Tokyo or Riyadh and borrow the money. (The American Conservative)
Senate Republicans sent a letter Wednesday to Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. warning him they will block efforts to try to pass a health care bill using budget. (The Drudge Report)
And while it seems like Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid intends to take up the reconciliation package, it is far from certain that he can get it through the Senate without any changes whatsoever. (Emphasis in original). (Human Events Online)
Pelosi is pushing for it, while Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. responding to concerns from Senate Budget Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), has been resisting. (Roll Call)
Just this afternoon, McConnell and Kyl released a letter they d sent to Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. saying that they would not waive any objections under the Byrd Rule and will insist on stripping from a reconciliation bill anything that can t be scored for budget purposes. (Human Events Online)
The President, who had previously pledged to govern as a post-partisan leader, is now working in concert with Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid to ram his one-party measure through the Senate under the back-room process of reconciliation with no Republican support ... I stand with New Hampshire voters, who are energized and ready to stand up to President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. (Human Events Online)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid s (D-Nev. embrace of a more aggressive approach toward GOP obstructionism may be winning him accolades from junior Democrats, but more senior members of his Conference are divided. (Roll Call)
Senate Republicans on Wednesday were preparing to send a letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. vowing to raise potentially crippling objections to any portion of a proposed health care reconciliation package that they believe violates the procedure s narrow guidelines. (Roll Call)
To avoid a procedural fight, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. opted to bring up the Senate-passed version favored by both Republicans. (Roll Call)
So when President Obama on the site last year, he was responding not to the weight of scientific evidence but to the political weight of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada and the crucial electoral votes that Nevada had provided in the 2008 election. It turns out that science contributes most to politics when nobody really cares that much about it. (Slate)
" The author, the one and only, the architect, the man, Karl Rove. How are you? KARL ROVE, AUTHOR, "COURAGE AND CONSEQUENCE": Fabulous, Sean. Thanks for having me. HANNITY: I heard you had a good time with Matt Lauer this morning? ROVE: I did, man. Went a couple of rounds. HANNITY: Well, you know, I couldn't put the book down. I got to tell you why. Because for eight years this is what I did. I covered everything in this book. ROVE: Yes. HANNITY: And now you bring us inside. ROVE: Yes. HANNITY:... (Fox News)
"What the president is doing is asking House Democrats to hold hands, jump off a cliff and hope Harry Reid catches them," said Alexander, referring to the Senate majority leader. "And Sen. Reid's not going to have any incentive to catch them because by the time the reconciliation bill gets to the Senate, the president will have already signed the health care bill into law and he'll be well on his way to Indonesia.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
The tax I refer to was selected by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as a less-controversial alternative to the House's proposed on family incomes above $1 million, which would raise an estimated over ten years. Instead Reid chose to increase the employee portion of the Medicare payroll tax, currently set at a flat rate of 1. (Slate)
To get the 60 votes needed to pass the health-care bill last Christmas Eve, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid worked furiously. The final holdout was Ben Nelson, a centrist Democrat from Nebraska. (Harper's Magazine)
Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. called the meeting with the junior Senators, who have become increasingly restless and have urged leaders for months to take a more aggressive stand against the GOP.. (Roll Call)
The son of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he will file his candidacy paperwork Tuesday in Las Vegas. Candidate filings close Friday. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
Past guests of "Issues: Caras y Voces" include: New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Senator Mel Martinez (FL), Congressman Xavier Becerra (CA), Senator Harry Reid (NV), Congressman Jose E. Serrano (NY), Senator Bob Menendez (NJ), Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, NIDA Director Nora Volkow, ACS President Elmer Huerta, NEC Deputy Director Diana Farrell, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Going back to conference committees would also allow Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. to make good on a promise he made the day after Democrats won back control of Congress in 2006. (Roll Call)
The fate of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul depends on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid securing a majority of votes to push ahead on the legislation, possibly in the next three weeks. Reid, D-Nev. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Thats Section 2951 of H.R. 3590, the Senate bill that Harry Reid brought down the chimney on Christmas Eve. All voluntary, they say, but once you volunteer to have the oh-so-helpful folks from Social Services come in to help with your newborns, or with a number of other specified issues, will you ever be able to get rid of them. (Townhall.com)
Yet, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, in that $787 billion stimulus bill, shoveled billions of federal tax dollars into California to pay salaries, pensions and health benefits of Californians who have been paid more than private-sector workers all of their lives. Where is the fairness here. (The American Conservative)
Harry Reid, at the beginning, said that he has the facts, while Republicans have only opinions. He gave the sad fact of a constituent who had a baby that needed cleft palate surgery after birth. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Democrats have 59 Senate votes, and all Republicans are expected to vote "no." Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. would be able to let nine nervous Democrats oppose the bill and still get the 50 votes he'd need to win, with the tie broken by Vice President Joe Biden. (ABC News -- Wire)
Harry Reid is seeking a fifth term in the U.S. Senate. The 70-year-old Senate majority leader declared he wants to create jobs and help Nevadans through the economic slump as he formally filed re-election paperwork Monday in Las Vegas. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. don t care. (Human Events Online)
Although Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. has filed cloture on that bill, DeMint will make a motion to suspend the rules to vote on his amendment prior to a final vote. (Roll Call)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. even went as far as to say it was a "big day" for America because only 36,000 lost their jobs in February. (New York Post -- Business)
States should be allowed to approach their care for the poor in the way they think best, rather than have President Obama and Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid apply a one-size-fits-all plan for the entire country ... That would hand over the country to Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, and that would be very sad indeed. (Newsmax)
What the president is really doing is asking the House Democrats to hold hands, jump off a cliff, and hope that Harry Reid catches them, said Senator , a Tennessee Republican. Some House Democrats also are concerned the Senate measure doesnt do enough to keep federal funds from being used for abortions. (Bloomberg -- US)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. will likely have to file for cloture to steer Johnsen s nomination, requiring him to pick off a handful of Republicans to reach the 60 votes needed. (Roll Call)
He said last week that Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. is determined to bring it to the floor. (Roll Call)
Appearing on ABC s This Week, McConnell said the Republican National Committee fundraising presentation that pictured President Barack Obama as the Joker from Batman, Speaker Nancy Pelosi as Cruella De Vil and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as Scooby Doo, were not helpful. I don t like it and I don t know anybody that does, said McConnell, who declined to say whether anyone should be punished or fired for crafting the document. (Roll Call)
Given that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. went through regular order to pass the chamber s $871 billion health care bill, Republican Senators last week said they felt a certain responsibility during the December debate to avoid going nuclear and bringing the chamber to a screeching halt with unreasonable delays. (Roll Call)
Lamar Alexander of Tennessee said the president and House Democratic leaders are asking their colleagues to "hold hands, jump off a cliff and hope Harry Reid catches them," a reference to the Senate Democratic leader from Nevada. Even if the Senate keeps it promise to make changes that the House wants, Alexander said, Republicans will try to repeal the legislation and make it a campaign issue in every race this fall. (Newsmax)
Using Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi to complete his American version of a troika, he continued his plans to socialize our nation, beginning with our health care system. His preoccupation with this goal trumped the more urgent matter of the economy and creation of jobs. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. blamed Republicans Friday for having to file procedural motions to clear the job creation measures, and he vowed to press on with the majority s jobs agenda for the rest of the work period that ends on March 26. (Roll Call)
has been circulating a letter urging Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to hold a vote on the public option under budget reconciliation rules, which require only a simply majority of 50 votes for passage ... has been circulating a letter urging Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to hold a vote on the public option under budget reconciliation rules, which require only a simply majority of 50 votes for passage. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. ripped Republicans on Friday for having "irresponsibly mischaracterized" his remarks on February's jobs numbers. (TheHill.com)
No matter how many things they commit to in writing or whether or not House Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev ... What the President is really asking House Democrats to do is hold hands, jump off a cliff and hope Harry Reid catches them, Sen ... And, Harry Reid will have no incentive to catch them because by the time he gets to the reconciliation bill, the President will have already signed the health care bill into law. (Human Events Online)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. lashed out at Republican critics Friday, accusing them of acting irresponsibly for using his comments on the economy against him. (Roll Call)
A Senate committee also has approved a version of the bill this time, but a spokeswoman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid would not comment on whether or not he would bring the bill to the floor to a vote, saying the jobs bill was a higher priority. Supporters claim the legislation would grant native Hawaiians parity with the rights enjoyed by native Alaskans and American Indians. (Newsmax)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is catching heat for portraying Friday's labor report showing 36,000 jobs were lost in February as "really good" news. "Today is a big day in America. Only 36,000 people lost their jobs today, which is really good," Reid said Friday on the Senate floor, captured in a YouTube clip. (Fox News)
Once it was clear the GOP amendments were failing routinely and intended to be dilatory, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. would appeal to the chair, which would be occupied by Vice President Joseph Biden whose constitutional role includes serving as President of the Senate to rule specific amendments out of order. (Roll Call)
dean, while not even holding elected office right now, is more helpful in pushing for progressive ideals than obama + pelosi + harry reid + rahm combined. Mel. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Not a mention of Harry Reid. s idiotic remarks on the Senate floor, and I quote "Today is a big day in America. Only 36,000 people lost their jobs today, which is really good.? Ask any one of those 36,000 how good the news was. by dronemonk March 6, 2010 12:32 AM EST Our nation needs to create 120,000 job openings a month in order to tread water. We're a long way from that. Years and years. At least our bankers still have their jobs and riches, eh... by CBSisCommunist5 March 5, 2010 11:53 PM EST... (CBS News)
"Only 36,000 lost their jobs today," crowed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, as if losing thousands of jobs was an achievement. We're sad to say, the picture is even worse than it appears. (Investors Business Daily)
To save his whale, Obama and his legislative allies Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi are resorting to bare knuckled politics. The aptly named "nuclear option," a classic piece of legislative trickery involving the reconciliation fast-track, which he denounced while campaigning, has become his final option. (Townhall.com)
Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. predicted Thursday that the Senate would pass a one-year extension of unemployment and other benefits measures by early next week. (Roll Call)
During last week s health summit, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid uttered a remarkably dishonest and, in retrospect, ironic statement, claiming that nobody is talking about reconciliation to pass the health bill ... It was ironic because it seems that all the cable news shows, talk radio, blogs and pundits have been talking about since the summit is whether President Obama, Harry Reid, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will use the Senate budget reconciliation process to pass their big... (Human Events Online)
Beginning last week, Jim Bunning took the Senate floor for five straight days to object to Harry Reid's call for unanimous consent to waive through a $10 billion spending bill ... And when Harry Reid and colleagues wave through yet another $10 billion for unemployment checks and making sure farm folks get yard dishes to see reruns of "The Sopranos," the United States must go to Beijing, Tokyo or Riyadh and borrow the money. (Human Events Online)
Pelosi was also asked if the Democratic Party was in crisis, to which she responded, "I feel strong. We were very effective in passing the Obama agenda in 2009," but she said, "When you're effective, you're a target. Comments Way to go Nancy Pelosi, tell it like it is and give the obstructionist party of sore losers heck! The dopes of nope are just mad that she's so effective at getting legislation passed despite their desperate lies to stop everything. Nancy Pelosi Defeats the Party of Sore... (The Drudge Report)
The jobs bill had passed through the Senate after Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. pulled a larger, more comprehensive bill that had been negotiated by Democrats and Republicans, only to offer the more modest, $15 billion package. (TheHill.com)
Dean said that the only solution to correct the bill was to offer a buy-in to Medicare for consumers, which had once been proposed in the Senate, but was ditched by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev. as unable to win enough votes to pass. (TheHill.com)
What the president is doing is asking the House Democrats to hold hands, jump off a cliff and hope [Senate Majority Leader] Harry Reid catches them, and Harry Reid will have no incentive to, Senate Republican Conference Chairman Lamar Alexander (Tenn. told reporters Thursday afternoon, during a joint news conference with Senate GOP Policy Committee Chairman John Thune (S.D). (Roll Call)
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has promised to fix the funding formula in later legislation, said Transportation Committee Chairman James Oberstar. The bill's costs, other than the highway fund, are offset by a crackdown on offshore tax shelters. (India Times)
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