Harry Reid Quotes (278 Quotes)

Our response to the tragedy of September 2005 must be every bit as bipartisan and direct as the tragedy of September 2001,

We need someone to make sure that money goes to rebuilding businesses, homes and lives, not for lining the pockets of well-connected contractors,

Our troops and the American people need the president to pay more than just lip service to a strategy for the war in Iraq, they need him to lay out what that strategy is with clear markers by which success can be measured,

His views on a wide range of vital issues are far outside the mainstream of legal thought.

Why can't we do things in normal fashion ... With all the time we waste around here trying to avoid difficult votes for Republicans we could get a lot done around here.

President Bush must fully disclose his participation in the selective leaking of classified information. The American people must know the truth.

We must protect this fragile compromise from those intent on gutting this bill.

If he's a man of his word, Rove should be history, ... Late Edition.

Instead, the nominee adopted what I consider a disingenuous strategy of suggesting that the views expressed in the memos were not his views, even at the time the memos were written.

It cannot be understated that by accepting our amendment, both the Republican leader and the chairman of the Armed Services Committee agree that the administration needs to come forward and explain to Congress and the American people its strategy for success and completing our mission in faraway Iraq.

The Republican Party has recently taken great pains to reach out to the African-American community, and I hope that they will be swift in condemning Mr. Bennett's comments as nothing short of callous and ignorant,

This flu is going to strike us all, me, my children, my grandchildren, and if they get it, half of them are going to die.

Congress has an immediate opportunity to pass legislation enabling both companies to keep pension plans for workers in place.

The movement that Rosa Parks helped launch changed not only our country, but the entire world, as her actions gave hope to every individual fighting for civil and human rights. We now can honor her in a way deserving of her contributions and legacy.

There's some division in our caucus. It's an uphill climb at the current time, but it's achievable.

This is a very close question for me. But I must resolve my doubts in favor of the American people whose rights would be in jeopardy if John Roberts turns out to be the wrong person for the job.

A number of candidates who have been talked about are extreme.

We always said that we would accept a short-term extension to give negotiators time to get the final bill right. We will use the extension to seek a Patriot Act that gives the government the tools it needs to fight the terrorists, while still protecting the rights of innocent Americans.

The failure of the White House to produce relevant documents is reason enough for any senator to oppose this nomination. The administration cannot treat the Senate with such disrespect without some consequences,

The majority leader should put his sword back in its sheath and let the Senate move forward on this nomination without idle threats,

The president can give all the speeches he wants, but nothing will change the fact that his Iraq policy is wrong. Two weeks ago, he told the American people that Iraqis would control their country by the end of the year. But last week, he told us our troops would be there until at least 2009.

The vice president issues this very terse statement praising Libby for all the great things he's done. Then we have the president come on camera a few minutes later calling him Scooter and what a great patriot he is, ... This Week.

It's disappointing that neither skyrocketing gas prices nor obscene oil company profits can break the bond between Bush Republicans and Big Oil. Americans are struggling to pay the rising cost of gas, and they are not interested in handouts to help oil companies make more money by letting them drill in wildlife refuges. Now it is finally time the Republican Congress acts to provide relief and to reduce our addiction to oil.

Out of respect for the memory of Chief Justice Rehnquist and in fairness to those whose lives continue to be devastated by Katrina, the Senate should not commence a Supreme Court confirmation hearing this Tuesday. A brief postponement will not disadvantage anyone,

The Republican Senate stood up for the special interests and against the American people's interest today.

The president's speech tonight used lofty, yet recycled, rhetoric to paint a picture of a country that has prospered and become stronger in this new century. Unfortunately, that's not the America his policies have created for too many families... A year ago, the president overreached by threatening to privatize and dismantle Social Security. This year, he reached for too little.

Hours before he spoke, the Democrats already were pressing their own recovery plan and spin. Let's be clear about what Katrina was a failure of leadership, ... When floodwaters poured into America's Gulf Coast, America's government sat on its hands.

In the past year, Americans have been shocked and some certainly disgusted by revelations of corruption to our system. It has shaken public confidence in the Congress and our entire federal government.

Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that he would oppose the nominee but would not mount a filibuster to prevent his confirmation. In the fullness of time, he may well prove to be a fine Supreme Court justice, ... But I have reluctantly concluded that this nominee has not satisfied the high burden that would justify my voting for his confirmation based on the current record.

We'll see who they give us, and that will answer that question.

Democrats believe it's time for the President to stop dropping the ball, and to start implementing a more comprehensive strategy to fight the war on terror.

abuse of power will not be tolerated.

this administration intends to 'stay the course' and continue putting their political fortunes ahead of what this country needs -- a plan for success.

I think we're looking like we may be able to dance this afternoon.

What I've heard here from everybody is, they are going to have an open mind. They will listen to the hearing, and we're all jurors going into this. We should have open minds, Republicans and Democrats,

We call on you to engage in meaningful consultation with us to identify a candidate for this crucial position who will unite the country, not divide it.

I was stunned when, at his confirmation hearing, he could not bring himself to express regret for using that term,

It is especially important to identify a consensus candidate to succeed Justice O'Connor, who has been a voice of reason and moderation.

For years, President Bush has denied knowing about conversations between his top aides and Washington reporters, conversations where his aides like Scooter Libby sought to justify the war in Iraq and discredit the White House's critics by leaking national security secrets.

I think it would take a real stretch to think that I caused the problems with the economy.

We were told immediately by all the carriers that things would get better, ... But for those of us who travel, we know things haven't gotten better.

This is only a play to the press that's all this is.... They're trying to change the direction of what's going on here a little bit.

But let me make clear that I have not endorsed this nomination, ... It would be entirely premature of me to do so.

I mean, it should make us all pause to think that the man who is the poster child of what went wrong with Katrina and FEMA is still on the payroll. Now, it's hard for me to understand that,

We're taking this step today because the global gag rule is an ill-conceived, anti-women, and anti-American policy.

At a time when the president is abusing his power at every turn, I cannot vote to confirm a judge who won't be an independent check on the executive branch.

I can't stand John McCain.

These are very serious charges, ... They suggest that a senior White House aide put politics ahead of our national security and the rule of law.

They'd rather stay where they are and continue doing what they're doing, ... They understand what we have to do is in the best interest of the community.

It is not enough to remove Mr. Brown from the disaster scene. Mr. Brown simply doesn't have the ability or the experience to oversee a coordinated federal response of this magnitude.