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Harry Reid Downplays Nuclear Option Threats
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid 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 immigration reform. Comment?
Democratic leaders: Pact that prevented use of the 'nuclear option' is dead
... threat to use the nuclear option to advance President George W. Bush's judicial nominees. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Thursday stopped short of threatening a unilateral rules change to advance Obama's blocked nominees, but ... Comment?
How Congress could raise student loan debt
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... if the interest rate were to remain fixed for the duration of the loan. As an alternative, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) favored freezing loan rates for two years. "Passing the House proposal would be worse than doing nothing at all," ... Comment?
... God, does not save one from being rounded up with the rest of the politically undesirable "liberals," as Senator Harry Reid's presence in the camp reveals. In the past, McNaughton's works have been merely laughable. They have included absurd, ... Comment?
Harry Reid claims Republicans have 'corrupted the Founders' intent'
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In a tweet issued Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid , D-Nev., claimed that Republicans have "corrupted the Founders ' intent," Twitchy reported. Comment?
Republicans press NRC chair for answers on Yucca Mountain
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... move forward." 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 ... Comment?
Hemp debate hits farm bill
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... - 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.) shot up a few eyebrows himself. To the surprise of the biotech industry, Reid switched from a year ago and joined ... Comment?
Reid: Nothing Else Controversial Before Immigration Bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wants to grease the skids for the immigration overhaul - and is putting off controversial items until it's done. Comment?
Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., about D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Sri Srinivasan, to Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. Reid had said of Schumer: "He's Harvard-educated, so he can say his last name. Comment?
U.S. Broadcasting Affected by Obama Administration Culture of Intimidation
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... 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 side ... Comment?
Cruz to McCain: I'll Wear D-Backs Cap to Astors Game if Majority of Republicans Cave
On Thursday, Sen. Ted Cruz challenged Sen. John McCain , saying he would attend a Houston Astros home game in an Arizona Diamondbacks cap if McCain could produce a written letter with signatures of a majority of Republicans agreeing to give Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Democrats the power to raise the debt ceiling with a simple majority. Comment?
McCain hits GOP on budget, again
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... blocking a conference could entice Democrats to try and change Senate rules, he said. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has been speaking to Democrats on a plan to overhaul the filibuster for executive branch nominees and some liberals have been ... Comment?
Reid Raises Possibility of Using Nuclear Option to Speed Confirmation of Nominees
Senate Majority Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell tangled for the second day in a row Thursday over nominations, with Reid raising the possibility of changing the filibuster rules on a simple majority vote to speed action. Comment?
John McCain hits Republicans on budget, again
... blocking a conference could entice Democrats to try and change Senate rules, he said. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has been speaking to Democrats on a plan to overhaul the filibuster for executive branch nominees and some liberals have been ... Comment?
US Rests Case in Whittemore Campaign Trial
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Federal prosecutors in Reno have rested their case against Harvey Whittemore, the former developer and lobbyist accused of making illegal campaign contributions to Harry Reid. Comment?
... Circuit, the bipartisan-supported Principal Deputy Solicitor General Srikanth Srinivasan . Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) recently indicated that he has reached his breaking point with this relentless GOP obstructionism to the president's ... Comment?
Federal prosecutors in Reno have rested their case against Harvey Whittemore, the former developer and lobbyist accused of making illegal campaign contributions to Harry Reid. Comment?
Dem Senator Headlining Big Conference
... speakers at Netroots Nation have included House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), former President Bill Clinton and former vice president Al Gore. Dates of service: Jan. 3, 1959 to ... Comment?
House Renews Student Loan Fight
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... the CBO concluded. "Passing the House proposal would be worse than doing nothing at all," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Wednesday. The Senate has not yet scheduled a vote on student loans. Despite the impasse over college loan ... Comment?
Senate advances NV Energy move to close coal-fired plant
... needed. The bill had bipartisan support, including from Republican Governor Brian Sandoval and Democratic Senator Harry Reid. Comment?