Harry Reid Quotes (278 Quotes)

There are no commitments of a date certain to vote on the nomination, so everyone should understand that,

We're demanding President Bush make a commitment to the American people that he will not pardon Scooter Libby, who was involved in this mess, nor will he pardon anyone involved in this mess,

get the truth about why the White House cherry-picked and leaked intelligence to sell the war in Iraq.

The President is off to a bad start. He owes the American people honest answers on whether he wants to reform Social Security or privatize it.

There's been adequate time for people to debate.

must in a clear and complete way lay out what military, political and economic progress will be necessary in order to begin to bring our troops home.

The reason the legislation was passed (creating the stockpile and the price trigger) is to have the president have the ability at times like this to pull heating oil from that reserve,

This will help give growing high-tech American companies the workers they need to be competitive.

It is no surprise that the Republican-controlled Senate intelligence committee has once again caved in to the wishes of the White House and refused even to open an investigation. We cannot effectively legislate on the NSA spying issue if we do not know the facts, and we will not know them if the Republican-controlled intelligence committee persists in refusing to do its job.

It's time that America's government lived by the same values as America's families. It's time we invested in America's future and made sure our people have the skills to compete and thrive in a 21st century economy. That's what Democrats believe.

How can we leave town and not have this most important legislation passed ... It may not be perfect, but no legislation's perfect. It's something that we need to do, and the people of America are depending on us to do it.

to investigate whether Bush administration officials misused intelligence.

I intend to cast my vote against the nomination when the Senate meets here next week,

In the last 24 hours, 10 of our brave soldiers have been killed in far-off Iraq, ... On such a night, you would think Cheney would give a speech that honors the fallen and those still fighting by laying out a strategy for success. Instead we have the vice president of the United States playing politics like he's in the middle of a presidential campaign.

The criticism we had about this legislation previously was because of 911, we rushed to judgment on a number of provisions in that bill. We certainly shouldn't do that this time.

Like all compromises, it includes provisions that are not supported by everyone in this body,

We're going to have a vote Tuesday morning. Everyone knows there are not enough votes to support a filibuster, but it's an opportunity to people to express their opinion on what a bad choice it was to replace Sandra Day O'Connor.

I'm glad he's gone, but that doesn't end the problems of this administration,

You see some of these big homes they look OK, ... But they've been soaking in salt water for two weeks. They're gone. They'll tear them down.

We're going to have an independent commission to study what went wrong, ... Mark my words, it's going to happen.

There was not a word of apology, not a word of explanation to the American people, ... The president's going to have to get a touch of reality.

Several Senate Democrats said Roberts should receive greater scrutiny for chief justice. The stakes are higher and the Senate's advice-and-consent responsibility is even more important, ... The Senate must be vigilant in considering this nomination.

He might as well join the crowd. There's no frontrunner at this point, I know he lost a lot of weight. Maybe he can be on the skinny ticket.

played a significant role in shaping and advancing the Republican agenda to roll back civil rights protections.

The families in the Gulf don't need to hear a speech from me and, frankly, they don't need to hear another speech from the president, ... What they need is leadership.

oil companies need to make more money this year.

Democrats and Republicans acknowledged that staying the course is not the way to go, ... Therefore, this is a vote of no confidence on the Bush administration policy in Iraq.

It was the wrong choice for the American people in this cold holiday season.