Tag: Harry Reid
Harry Reid: Tea Party Has 'Full Control' Of Senate GOP
Harry Reid: “We’ve listened to my friend, the Republican leader, and Republicans talk for years about regular order.” Reid stated. “I’ve yet to hear an explanation from a Republican leader why his caucus has now reversed that position. We’ve heard
Reid Calls Cruz 'Schoolyard Bully' On Senate Floor
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on freshman GOP Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
Reid: Cruz a 'Schoolyard Bully' for Opposing Taxes
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), offended that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has not deferred to the establishment old guard, called Cruz a “schoolyard bully” on Monday right before Reid promptly cut Cruz off while the freshman senator was speaking.
Term Limits: Enough Is Enough
A libertarian friend, when asked about term limits, replied that if he had to make a choice he would opt against them, regardless of how many years one candidate had been in office. People should have the right, it was
Emotional Gun Control Supporters Invade New Hampshire Townhalls
According to Chuck Todd, gun control advocates are targeting Senators who opposed the Manchin-Toomey “compromise” in much the same way that conservatives focused on politicians who supported Obamacare. The goal of gun control proponents is to stir up emotion and
Reid Promised Democrats He Will 'Definitely' Bring Gun Control Back This Year
Represent Carolyn McCarthy (D-NV) claims Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) promised Democrats he will “definitely” bring gun control back for another vote this year. Speaking on April 26, McCarthy said: “Reid has already told us that they were definitely
Harry Reid: Immigration Bill Will Improve National Security
In a letter to Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) claimed that passing the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill will improve the national security of the United States. According to Reid, “[t]he bipartisan immigration reform
Harry Reid: Tea Party Like Anarchists, Govt. 'Inherently Good'
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) believes the Tea Party is ideologically similar to anarchists and that government is “inherently good.” Speaking on the Senate floor on Tuesday, Reid said he was frustrated that, “We have a situation where this country has
Reid: Gov't Inherently Good, Tea Party 'Anarchists'
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.)
500% Increase in Saudi Students in U.S. Since 9/11
Since the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the number of Saudi Arabian students studying in the United States has jumped over 500%–climbing from 5,579 in the 2001-2002 school year up to 34,139 in 2011-2012. Saudi national Hani Hanjour was in
Baucus to Retire, Gift Senate Seat to GOP
ObamaCare passed in 2010, but it continues to exert a political gravitational pull on Democrats. On Tuesday, six-term Sen. Max Baucus announced he will retire at the end of his term in 2014, rather than seek reelection in deep-red Montana.
Walmart, Amazon Back Stealth Internet Sales Tax Bill
Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), Walmart, Amazon, and some Republicans are fighting to ram through an Internet sales tax bill to raise revenues and crush smaller e-commerce competitors. The “Marketplace Fairness Act” (S. 743), a retread of a bill introduced in
Gun Control Push Will Be Even More Difficult After Boston
After the Boston Marathon bombing, days of armed terrorists on the loose in the Boston area, and a door-to-door search for a terror suspect that ended in gun fire on the night of April 19, gun control will be an
Reports: Reid to Pull Gun Control Bill Entirely
Paul Kane, congressional reporter over at the Washington Post tweeted out last night: Reid will pull the entire gun bill from floor, likely tomorrow. No final vote. It will remain on leg calendar. Brought up some other time. — Paul
Reid Calls Bill 'Anti-Gun Legislation'
Harry Reid “On the anti-gun legislation before the Senate, we are making good progress on the effort to schedule a series of votes on amendments to the anti-gun violence legislation before the Senate.”
Reid Praises McCain For Helping To Block Gun Control Filibuster
SENATOR HARRY REID: Mr. President, I appreciate everyone’s cooperation. I’m glad we were able to get cloture on this legislation. This legislation and this vote that just took place is of course important for our country, especially the people from
Schumer-Toomey Gun Control Bill Gets 68 Votes for Cloture; Now Passes to Full Senate for Lay-Up Passage
Great. Harry Reid is lecturing us on CSPAN-2 right now on the need to come together to do stupid things. Incidentally, Reid forgot his courtesies, and failed to thank CNN for its support.
Senate Begins Battle over Gun Control
With Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) reportedly having enough votes to defeat a Republican-led filibuster, the battle over gun control begins in earnest once the legislative package clears its first procedural hurdle Thursday. Reid has two Republicans who have
National Association For Gun Rights: Don't Expand Gun Control, Repeal It
On April 9, Breitbart News spoke to National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) Executive Vice President Dudley Brown about the tact his group takes toward preserving the 2nd Amendment and opposing the incremental expansion of government into the private gun
Reid's Gun Control Bill Coming on Thursday
The Senate will vote on Thursday on gun legislation according to Harry Reid. “We need to move to this legislation … and let the cards fall where they may,” he told reporters following a closed-door Democratic meeting Tuesday. Manchin (D-W.Va)
Reid to File for Cloture on Gun Bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said he will file for cloture this evening on gun control legislation. The cloture motion allows the Senate to move to consider the legislation under normal debate. The measure needs 60 votes to pass
Harry Reid Cites Father's Suicide In Gun Control Plea
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on the Senate floor on Tuesday: “Sometimes people in a fit of passion purchase a handgun and do bad things with it. Mr. President, even as my dad did, [he] killed himself. Waiting a
Mitch McConnell Joins Filibuster Against Gun Control
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) says he will join GOP Senators to filibuster a bill expanding gun control regulations if Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) brings it up for a vote this week. This puts McConnell shoulder-to-shoulder with Sens. Rand
Gun Week: Senate Mobilizes to Deal with Gun Control
This week Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) will decide what kind of gun control package to bring to the Senate floor. “Reid will have to decide early in the week whether a bipartisan compromise on background checks is possible or whether a
