Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has called an amendment floated by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) a "poison pill" that, if passed, could kill the immigration bill. Nevertheless, Reid will allow the controversial border security measure, which his fellow Gang of Eighter Sen. Show More Summary
Mitch lets the cat out of the bag: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Tuesday starkly warned Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) not to eliminate the filibuster on presidential nominations, threatening to end the 60-voteShow More Summary
by Tony Perkins June 18, 2013 (FRC) - In the midst of so many crises, it's comforting to know that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is focused on what matters: genderless bathrooms. Unfortunately, that's just one effect of a sweeping proposal that could destroy personal freedom in the American workplace.…
Not just one of you, but two (two!) of you have so little to do with your time that you made it a point to get in touch an express disapproval of yesterday’s spotted feature, wherein Harry Reid, the Senate Majority Leader, paid a visit to The City Church.
Dynamite post of the week (then again, it’s onlybMonday): Spotted: Sen. Show More Summary
Mitch McConnell warned Majority Leader Harry Reid that if Reid does away with the filibuster rule for presidential nominations, he’ll end the 60-vote threshold for everything if he becomes majority leader. “There not a doubt in my mind that if the majority breaks the rules of the Senate to change the rules of the Senate [...]
A reader writes in…
“Harry Reid was at my church yesterday…”
Reid (D-Nev.), the Senate Majority Leader, was spotted by more than a few attendees at services Sunday at City Church in northwest Washington. See the Twitter evidence after the jump.
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On Sunday, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. said the immigration bill is nearly "ready to go." Two weeks remain until Congress is scheduled to break for the Fourth of July holiday, which Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has declared is the...
Anti-tax activist Grover Norquist has called her a “lousy governor” who pushed anti-immigrant policies to “get people to focus on something other than her billion-dollar tax increase." Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D) has called her an “extremist” and attacked Mitt Romney for even accepting her endorsement. Show More Summary
By Jacob Combs Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will sign on as the 50th co-sponsor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, the Huffington Post‘s Jennifer Bendery reported yesterday, giving the bill a big boost in advance of a possible vote later this year. From the Huffington Post: “No one should face discrimination in their workplace based on sexual [...]
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) made a move to formally kill an amendment Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) offered to the immigration bill. It would require border security before America’s at least 11 million illegal immigrants are granted amnesty. Show More Summary
Oh, the irony.
It took about a day for the Senate floor debate over immigration to get twisted into a knot over amendment votes and the chamber’s arcane procedures.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., asked consent to line upShow More Summary
“Of course we care about border security. That’s why this bill contains funding for thousands of ‘No Trespassing’ signs.” - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid A note from our attorneys: This is not a real quote -
On Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) blocked a vote on the border security amendment to the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill offered by Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA). GrassleyShow More Summary
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) went on a hypocritical tirade on the Senate floor on Wednesday over Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) requirement that all amendments to the immigration reform bill garner 60 votes in order to pass. Though usually Grassley is happy enough to be among the Senators that prevents a bill’s passage because it [...]
On June 11, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) warned that a Republican amendment to strengthen border security is actually a "poison pill" for the immigration reform bill. The amendment, sponsored by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), "would...Show More Summary
Was it only two years ago that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada), very much a Democrat, went rhetorically ballistic against Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), very much a civil libertarian, over the once-reviled-by-Democrats PATRIOT...Show More Summary
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) wants to pass the Gang of Eight's comprehensive immigration reform bill before July 4, and he has given the Senate three weeks to debate the bill. “We are going to finish the bill before the July 4 recess,” Reid said Thursday. Show More Summary
On Friday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he would not allow Senators to file any amendments to the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill when the full Senate takes up the legislation next week. “I have committed to open as possible a process for amendments,” Reid said on the Senate floor Friday morning. Show More Summary
The Senate will vote on an overhaul of the nation's immigration system before the Fourth of July, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Friday. On Thursday, Reid set in motion the lengthy process required to bring a bill to the Senate floor, giving lawmakers an opportunity to debate the issue this morning. Speaking from the [...]
Farm Bill- Senate Focus Yesterday evening, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) filed cloture on the Farm Bill (S.954). A cloture vote has been set for 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 6. The Senate will not be in session on Wednesday as memorial observances for the Honorable Frank R. Lautenberg, the late Senator from [...]