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As Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid recently stated, "Right now, we don't need the money." Nonetheless, this an important policy question Congress has faced in the past and will certainly face again. I have three primary concerns with emergency ...and more »

Wall Street JournalNow the talkative and ubiquitous Cruz has denounced the entire Republican leadership, presumably including Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), as being untrustworthy. Should Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), the former boxer, land another blow to ...John McCain hits Republicans on budget, againPoliticoConservatives propose compromise of balanced budget, higher debt limitWashington TimesUS Sen.Reid Praises McCain,Collins For Seeking Budget TalksMNI Newsall 37 news articles »

walk point for him on hemp. But with the Memorial Day recess looming, Democrats wanted McConnell to speak for himself — if the amendment is to be added to the mix. All this began playing out Thursday morning even as Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) ...and more »

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday he won't start to pick any big fights with Republicans because he's afraid of upsetting the momentum to pass an immigration bill — and that includes delaying President Obama's Labor Department nominee.

PoliticoThe article goes on to say that most legislators agree that the fund is adequate to handle the Oklahoma disaster, and it quotes Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as saying "Right now, we don't need the money." Tornado Claims Could Top $2 Billion. In ...Oklahoma tornado: Republican senator defends stance on Fema fundingTelegraph.co.ukOklahoma tornado: Tom Coburn, James Inhofe voted against 2011 FEMA funds ...NewsdayOklahoma senators embrace disaster aid after opposing Sandy relief billChicago Tribuneall 156 news articles »

We reported on Monday that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is maneuvering to execute the so-called "nuclear option" on filibusters of executive appointments, perhaps as soon as July. Since the game plan was initially sketched out by a ... Senate Democrats may be itching to hit the nuclear trigger more than ever in light of two federal courts' repudiations of the president's unconstitutional "recess" appointments made while Congress was not technically in recess. Regardless of their motives, Senate Republican ...and more »

UNIONS ON BOARD WITH REID FILIBUSTER PUSH: Unions are on board with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's push for filibuster reform. Several unions met with Reid and the Senate Democratic Steering Committee earlier this month to push the issue, ...and more »

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) forcefully criticized GOP obstruction again Thursday but sought to downplay his nuclear option threats, seemingly careful not to incite an all-out filibuster reform battle that could damage the prospects of ...Harry Reid Has a Not-Quite-Nuclear Plan to Upend the Senate FilibusterThe Atlantic WireHarry Reid escalates `nuclear' threatWashington Post (blog)Harry Reid Pushes for the Nuclear OptionAmerican Spectator (blog)Huffington Post -Politico -NBCNews.comall 95 news articles »

The current prelude to a showdown over filibusters between Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid can be understood as a game in which Democrats prefer Republican retreat from obstruction to eliminating the filibuster altogether, which means that McConnell's ...

... NBC News. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid indicated Thursday that he may postpone a confrontation with Republicans over stalled nominations until after the Senate considers the bipartisan immigration bill that the Judiciary Committee OK'd Tuesday.

WCNCTom Harkin (D-IA), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, put forth legislation with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) to extend current student loan interest rates for two years.US House Votes to Avert Jump in Student Loan Interest Rate (1)BusinessweekHouse OKs Student Loan Rates Tied to Treasury Yields (with Limits)eCreditDaily.comHouse Renews Student Loan FightWLTX.comChristian Science Monitor -HispanicBusiness.comall 70 news articles »

Las Vegas Review-JournalFederal prosecutors completed their presentation of evidence and witnesses on Wednesday afternoon to support the four charges against him: making excessive campaign contributions; making contributions in the name of another; causing Sen. Harry Reid ...Prosecutors rest case in campaign contributions trialMyNews3 Las Vegas KSNVJuror kicked out of Whittemore campaign contribution trial in RenoLas Vegas Review-JournalJuror ousted but Whittemore trial resumesSan Francisco Chronicleall 7 news articles »

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is making moves to advance his filibuster reform plan for executive branch nominees, despite his January promise to leave the filibuster alone during this Congress. On Wednesday, Reid refused to pledge not to exercise the ...and more »

WASHINGTON (MNI) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday Republicans are trying to thwart the full implementation of the Dodd-Frank law by blocking the confirmation of key regulators such as Richard Cordray to be the director of the Consumer ...Cordray vote delayedHamilton Journal News (subscription)Court Ruling Puts Cloud Over Consumer Agency as Work SlowsMoneynewsall 5 news articles »

Campus ProgressThe proposal faces opposition in the Democratic-controlled Senate, where Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada has endorsed a plan that would extend the current fixed rate of 3.4 percent for two years. Without congressional action, that rate will double ...House Begins Effort To Head Off Student Loan IncreaseWFMY News 2Rates on Student Loans Set to DoubleHispanicBusiness.comall 45 news articles »

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was channeling his inner childhood baseball player on Thursday, twice mentioning Washington Nationals phenom Bryce Harper as part of analogies for politics. In one instance, trying to dismiss a Republican argument over ...Harry Reid claims Republicans have 'corrupted the Founders' intent'Examiner.comall 2 news articles »

Other Democrats are former Secretary of State John Kerry staffer Michael Meehan and former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D–NV) staffer Susan McCue. One more Democrat has been nominated—Jeff Shell, chairman of NBC Universal. The Republican ...

Despite the lack of funding for Yucca, the opposition of both President Barack Obama and Sen. Harry Reid and a process to reconfigure nuclear waste management in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Yucca Mountain will not be a dead ...

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has hit the "pause" button on gun-control measures this year, as advocates try to muster more support. Manchin told CBS News earlier this month that supporters will need to "make some adjustments" to the bill and find ...

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has hit the "pause" button on gun control measures this year, as advocates try to muster more support. Manchin told CBS News earlier this month that supporters will need to "make some adjustments" to the bill and find ...and more »

India TodayBy agreeing to vote on Srinivasan's nomination Thursday, rather than postponing it until early June, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell kept Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid from invoking the so-called “nuclear option,” which would allow ...21 lawmakers back Chandigarh-born Srikanth 'Sri' Srinivasan as top US judgeIndia TodaySenate committee approves 3 judicial nomineesWAVY-TVUS lawmakers demand Srinivasan confirmation as top court judgeBusiness Standardall 7 news articles »

Federal prosecutors completed their presentation of evidence and witnesses on Wednesday afternoon to support the four charges against him: making excessive campaign contributions; making contributions in the name of another; causing Sen. Harry Reid ...

Federal prosecutors completed their presentation of evidence and witnesses on Wednesday afternoon to support the four charges against him: making excessive campaign contributions; making contributions in the name of another; causing Sen. Harry Reid ...Prosecutors rest case in campaign contributions trialMyNews3 Las Vegas KSNVWhittemore trial halted because of juror's commentsLas Vegas Review-Journalall 4 news articles »

Something unexpected and newsworthy happened on the Senate floor Thursday morning during an otherwise commonplace argument between Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell over confirmations and the “nuclear option.” It had nothing to do with truly ...

Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) A speech on the Senate floor by Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) in 2006 seemed to serve as an effective lullaby for the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.and more »