| Harry Reid |
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| | Incumbent | Assumed office
January 4, 2007 | | Deputy | Richard Durbin (whip) | | Preceded by | Bill Frist |
| | Incumbent | Assumed office
January 6, 1987
Serving with John Ensign | | Preceded by | Paul Laxalt | | Succeeded by | Incumbent (2011) |
| In office
January 3, 2001 – January 20, 2001
June 6, 2001 - January 3, 2003 | | Preceded by | Don Nickles (2001) | | Succeeded by | Don Nickles (2001)
Mitch McConnell (2003) |
| In office
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987 | | Preceded by | James David Santini | | Succeeded by | James Bilbray |
| In office
1971 – 1975 | | Preceded by | Edward Fike | | Succeeded by | Robert Rose |
| | Born | December 2, 1939 (1939-12-02) (age 68)
Searchlight, Nevada | | Political party | Democratic | | Spouse | Landra Gould | | Profession | Lawyer | | Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Harry Mason Reid (born December 2, 1939) is the senior United States Senator from Nevada and a member of the Democratic Party. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (753x945, 60 KB) http://reid. ...
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Reid is the U.S. Senate Majority Leader in the 110th Congress. He assumed majority leadership after the Democratic Party won seated majority of the Senate in the 2006 congressional elections. Reid is the first member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as Mormons, to serve as Senate Majority Leader. Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas US Government Portal The Senate Majority and Minority Leaders (also called Senate Floor Leaders) are two...
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Background and family life Reid was born in the small mining town of Searchlight, Nevada to Inez and Harry V. Reid.[1] Reid attended Basic High School in Henderson, Nevada. Mike O'Callaghan, future Governor of Nevada and Reid's history teacher, coached Reid in boxing at the Henderson Boys' Club.[2] [3] View of Searchlight, from the southwest Searchlight is a census-designated place located in Clark County, Nevada. ...
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Reid received his A.S. from Southern Utah State College in 1959 and in 1961 earned his B.S. from Utah State University. He moved to Washington, D.C. and worked as an officer for the U.S. Capitol Police while attending George Washington University for his law degree. Reid graduated in 1964 and returned to Nevada to work as a lawyer before entering politics. Reid and his wife have five children, one of whom, Rory Reid, is an elected Commissioner for Clark County, Nevada, and another who recently ran for municipal office in Cottonwood Heights, Utah.[4] An associate degree is an academic degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges, business colleges and some bachelors degree-granting colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study usually lasting two years. ...
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Reid is a converted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[5]. He stated in an interview with Brigham Young University's Daily Universe that "I think it is much easier to be a good member of the Church and a Democrat than a good member of the Church and a Republican." He went on to say that the Democrats' emphasis on helping others, as opposed to what he considers Republican dogma to the contrary, is the reason he's a Democrat.[6] He delivered a speech at BYU to about 4,000 students on October 9, 2007 in which he affirmed that Democratic values mirror Mormon values. He later asserted that some "right-wing" Church leaders, including former president Ezra Taft Benson, helped lead some LDS Church members down the "wrong path." [7] For other uses, see Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (disambiguation). ...
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Nevada political career Reid was elected to the Nevada State Assembly in 1967. He left after being elected lieutenant governor in 1970, the same year his mentor O'Callaghan was elected governor. He served in that office until 1974, when he ran for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Alan Bible. He lost by fewer than 600 votes to former Governor Paul Laxalt. Wikisource has original text related to this article: Constitution of Nevada The Nevada Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Nevada. ...
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Reid then served as chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission from 1977 to 1981, a post that subjected him to death threats. Reid's wife once found a bomb attached to one of their cars.[8] A character in the film Casino played by Dick Smothers is based, in part, on Reid.[9] Jack Gordon once tried to bribe Reid. Reid allowed the FBI to tape Gordon's attempt to bribe him with $12,000, at which point Reid attempted (unsuccessfully) to strangle Gordon, saying "You son of a bitch, you tried to bribe me!"[10] A chair or seat is also a seat of office, authority, or dignity, such as the chairperson of a committee, or a professorship at a college or university, or the individual that presides over business proceedings. ...
Nevada Gaming Commission is the Nevada agency responsible for overseeing casinos in the state of Nevada. ...
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U.S. Congress
House of Representatives Until the 1980 census, Nevada had only one member in the United States House of Representatives, but population growth in the 1970s resulted in a second district. Reid won the Democratic nomination for the 1st Congressional District, based in Las Vegas, in 1982, and easily won the general election. He served two terms in the House, from 1983 to 1987. Type Bicameral Speaker of the House of Representatives House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Steny Hoyer, (D) since January 4, 2007 House Minority Leader John Boehner, (R) since January 4, 2007 Members 435 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party...
The 1st Congressional District of Nevada is a congressional district occupying most of the City of Las Vegas, as well as parts of North Las Vegas and parts of unincorporated Clark County. ...
Committee memberships - 108th Congress[11]
- Committee on Appropriations
- Committee on Environment and Public Works
- Special Committee on Aging
- Select Committee on Ethics
- Committee on Indian Affairs
- 109th Congress[12]
- Committee on Appropriations
Opinions and beliefs
Abortion and the Supreme Court
Abortion issues Harry Reid openly identifies himself as "pro-life." He stated in a 1998 National Political Awareness Test that he believed "Abortions should be legal only when the pregnancy resulted from incest, rape, or when the life of the woman is endangered."[13] In 1999, he voted against an amendment explicitly expressing support for Roe v. Wade.[14] This article is about the social movement. ...
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Abortion in the United States is a highly-charged issue involving significant political and ethical debate. ...
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Reid has voted several times to ban what physicians call the "intact dilation and evacuation" procedure and what abortion opponents call the "partial-birth abortion" procedure.[15] In 2003, he supported alternate language than the act that eventually passed that would have banned all late-term abortions, while allowing exceptions for the life and health of the mother. Several polls have stated that a majority of Americans support banning "partial birth abortion" when the pollsters describe it as such.[16][17] Reid also voted in favor of the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, in favor of parental notification in the case of minors undergoing out-of-state abortions, and in favor of maintaining the ban on abortions and supplying birth control for US military personnel.[18] Intact dilation and extraction (IDX or intact D&X), also known as intact dilation and evacuation (intact D&E), dilation and extraction (D&X), intrauterine cranial decompression and controversially in the United States as partial birth abortion, is a surgical abortion wherein an intact fetus is removed from the womb...
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Parental notification is the legal requirement that one or more parents be notified (and, typically, give consent) before their minor daughter may have an abortion. ...
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Pregnancy prevention and clinic safety In 1994, Reid voted for the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act prohibiting the use of intimidation or physical force to prevent or discourage people from gaining access to a reproductive health care facility. He was the co-sponsor of an amendment to the bill which allows anyone to exercise freedom to worship at a health care facility. It allows reproductive health care professionals to gain access to a clinic without being physically threatened and, at the same time, allows religious organizations to pray outside of abortion clinics.[19] The Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE or the Access Act), 18 USC §248, prohibits the use of intimidation or physical force to prevent or discourage either access to a reproductive health care facility (which most notably includes abortion clinics) or from exercising their freedom to worship at...
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Reid introduced legislation in 2006 co-sponsored by Hillary Clinton that would fund abortion prevention efforts such as giving women broader access to contraception. In a press release about their "Prevention First Amendment," Clinton and Reid stated that for every dollar spent on pregnancy prevention, three are saved by pregnancy and birth-related expenses borne by Medicaid.[20] The bill received Republican opposition and failed.[21] Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Reid voted in favor of an amendment that would over turn the Mexico City Policy. The policy bans U.S. aid to overseas health organizations that give men and women birth control, provide information about abortion procedures, or that perform abortion procedures as part of a "family planning policy". Opponents of the policy argue that the ban keeps funds from going to non-governmental organizations distributing condoms and USAID-donated birth control and has resulted in an increase in unwanted pregnancies, and thus an increase in the rate of abortion. Opponents also argue that the ban promotes restrictions on free speech as well as restrictions on accurate medical information.[22][23][24][25] Supporters of the policy have argued, using the example of the Philippines, that the ban prevents overseas health organizations from using US government funds to disobey the abortion and birth control laws of their own countries.[26] Supporters also argue that the policy prevents the health agencies from promoting abortion at the expense of other birth control methods.[27] The amendment overturning the Mexico City Policy passed the Senate by a 53-41 vote. President Bush has vowed to veto any legislation eliminating the policy.[28] The Mexico City Policy, named for the place of the population conference where it was announced, was instituted by United States President Ronald Reagan in 1984 to make the issue of abortion a condition for providing funds from the US foreign aid agency USAID. Called the global gag rule by...
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International status of abortion law Legal on demand Legal for rape, maternal life, health, mental health, socioecomic factors, and/or fetal defects Legal for or illegal with exception for rape, maternal life, health, fetal defects, and/or mental health Illegal with exception for rape, maternal life, health, and/or mental...
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Reid received a 100% rating from NARAL in 2001 and voted with the interests of the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association 68% of the time from 1995 to 2004. In 2003 and 2004, he received 29% and 20% ratings, respectively, from NARAL Pro-Choice America.[29][30] From 2005 to 2006, "Reid supported the interests of the National Right to Life Committee 50 percent." Planned Parenthood gave him a 57% rating in 2006.[31] NARAL Pro-Choice America (pronounced Nay-ral) is a United States group that favors the right to legal abortions and engages in political action to oppose restrictions on what it portrays as womens right to abort. ...
NARAL Pro-Choice America (pronounced NAY-ral) is a pro-choice organization in the United States that engages in political action to oppose restrictions on abortion and expand access to abortion. ...
The National Right to Life Committee is a right to life/pro-life organization, that was founded in in Detroit as a non-sectarian, non-partisan group, opposed to abortion, euthanasia and infanticide. ...
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Supreme Court Nominations In 2005, Reid voted against Supreme Court nominee John Roberts, in part because of pressure from his constituents.[32] About 64% of Reid's constituents in Nevada identify themselves as "pro-choice."[33] Reid voted against nominee Samuel Alito.[34] Reid argued against the pursuit of a filibuster of Alito because the Republican majority leader at the time, Bill Frist, had threatened to institute what he and other Republicans called the "Constitutional option" and what Democrats called the "nuclear option". If implemented, the option would have eliminated the filibuster and made a simple majority-- rather than a three-fifths majority-- enough to pass any Senate legislation and federal judicial confirmations.[35][36] The supreme court functions as a court of last resort whose rulings cannot be challenged, in some countries, provinces and states. ...
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Issues of discussion Pro-choice describes the political and ethical view that a woman should have complete control over her fertility and pregnancy. ...
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The nuclear option, also called the Constitutional option, is a parliamentary ruling by the presiding officer of the United States Senate to end debate and hold an immediate vote on a matter under consideration. ...
The nuclear option, also called the Constitutional option, is a parliamentary ruling by the presiding officer of the United States Senate to end debate and hold an immediate vote on a matter under consideration. ...
As a form of obstructionism in a legislature or other decision making body, a filibuster is an attempt to extend debate upon a proposal in order to delay or completely prevent a vote on its passage. ...
The Bush Administration and Supreme Court Reid made headlines in May 2005 when he said of George W. Bush, "The man's father is a wonderful human being. I think this guy is a loser." Reid later apologized for these comments.[37] Reid also called Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas an "embarrassment"[38] and referred to Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan as a "political hack."[39] George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) was the 41st President of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. ...
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The Chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve is the head of the central bank of the United States and one of the more important decision-makers in American economic policies. ...
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Civil Rights Reid has said "I believe marriage should be between a man and a woman" and voted for the Defense of Marriage Act. Reid voted against the Federal Marriage Amendment and against "prohibiting same-sex basic training." He has also voted for "prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation" and for "adding sexual orientation to definition of hate crimes".[40] The Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, is the commonly-used name of a federal law of the United States that is officially known as Pub. ...
The United States Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA) is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution which would define marriage in the United States as a union of one man and one woman. ...
Reid supported the original Patriot act passed shortly after the World Trade Center attacks. He opposed the later versions of the act, stating on the Senate floor in December 2005 that "The final bill was written by Republican conferees working behind closed doors with Justice Department lawyers." He argued that "It leaves largely in place a definition of domestic terrorism so broad it could be read to cover acts of civil disobedience."[41] Reid later boasted to Democratic activists that "We killed the Patriot Act." Reid clarified his statement later that day, saying that he only intended to to add more safeguards to the act.[42] Political columnists Rich Lowry[43], Deroy Murdock[44], and Ann Coulter[45]later criticised his statement. Nonpartisan media analysis website FactCheck.org later stated that "obviously, he chose his words poorly" and "Reid's words are grossly misleading".[46] Reid said on Fox News Sunday that he considered the act's defeat worth celebrating. He remarked that "I'm opposed to evil terrorists as most Americans are. But we still believe in this little thing called the Constitution."[47] This article needs cleanup. ...
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December 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → 31 December 2005 (Saturday) 25-year-old Scottish human rights worker Kate Burton and her parents are freed unharmed in the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian gunmen who kidnapped them two days earlier. ...
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Few words are as politically or emotionally chared States Army|US Army]][1] counted 109 definitions of terrorism that covered a total of 22 different definitional elements. ...
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In spring 2006, Reid joined a 89 to 10 bipartisan vote reauthorizing the act, saying "Our support for the Patriot Act does not mean a blank check for the president... What we tried to do on a bipartisan basis is have a better bill. It has been improved." Nine Democratic Senators such as Russell Feingold, Robert Byrd, Daniel Akaka, and Patrick Leahy along with libertarian Independent Jim Jeffords voted against the bill.[48] The Wall Street Journal's editorial page called his vote, in context with his earlier statement, "Reid's "mission accomplished" moment".[49] In a two-party system (such as in the United States), bipartisan refers to any bill, act, resolution, or any other action of a political body in which both of the major political parties are in agreement. ...
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Russell Dana Feingold (born March 2, 1953) is an American politician and has been a U.S. senator from Wisconsin since 1993. ...
Robert Carlyle Byrd (born November 20, 1917) is the senior United States Senator from West Virginia and a member of the Democratic Party. ...
Daniel Kahikina Dan Akaka (Chinese: 阿å¡å¡ æŽç¢©, Hanyu pinyin: akaka lishuo) (born September 11, 1924) is a U.S. Senator from HawaiÊ»i and a member of the Democratic Party. ...
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See also Libertarianism and Libertarian Party Libertarian,is a term for person who has made a conscious and principled commitment, evidenced by a statement or Pledge, to forswear violating others rights and usually living in voluntary communities: thus in law no longer subject to government supervision. ...
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Reid supports a constitutional amendment to prevent flag desecration.[50][51] Reid has also criticised Senate Republicans for bringing up anti-desecration legislation, calling it one of "the “pet” issues of the right wing".[52] Amend redirects here. ...
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Death penalty Reid strongly supports use of the death penalty, having voted in favor of limiting death penalty appeals and executing criminals who were minors when they committed their crime.[53] Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ...
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Energy policy Reid supports legislation that would cut $15 billion in tax breaks for large oil companies and put the money toward renewable energy sources.[54] In an op-ed to the Reno Gazette Journal, Harry Reid wrote, "I am working on a bipartisan energy bill that will create thousands of Nevada jobs, save consumers money, address global warming, and make our country safer. We can do that by reducing our reliance on oil and investing in the renewable energy sources that are abundant in our state." The environmental organization "Campaign for America's Future" gave him a 100% rating from 2005 to 2006.[55] Renewable energy effectively utilizes natural resources such as sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. ...
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Ethics reform In January 2007, Harry Reid brought a Senate ethics reform bill to a vote. These rules passed overwhelmingly on a bipartisan basis-- 96 to 2. The bill was a reaction to Republican scandals in the U.S. House of Representatives. The ethics bill bars members from accepting gifts, meals, and trips from lobbyists and organization employing them. It also bars Senators from borrowing corporate jets for travel and compels Senators to disclose the names of sponsors, or authors, of bills and specific projects.[56] January 2007 is the first month of that year. ...
In a two-party system (such as in the United States), bipartisan refers to any bill, act, resolution, or any other action of a political body in which both of the major political parties are in agreement. ...
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Gun politics Reid voted for the "Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act"-- designed "to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages... resulting from the misuse of their products" and against the ban on semi-automatic firearms. He also voted in favor of the Brady Bill and background checks at gun shows.[57] The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act was passed by the U.S. Senate on July 29, 2005 by a vote of 65-31. ...
Walther P99, a semi-automatic pistol from the late 1990s A semi-automatic firearm is a gun that requires only a trigger pull for each round that is fired, unlike a single-action revolver, a pump-action firearm, a bolt-action firearm, or a lever-action firearm, which require the...
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Immigration Reid calls "immigration reform" one of his top priorities for the 110th Congress.[58]. He supports the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 (S. 1348), but pulled it from the Senate floor because he believed too many amendments to the legislation were being introduced. The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, or, in its full name, the Secure Borders, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Reform Act of 2007 (S. 1348) was a bill discussed in the 110th United States Congress that would have provided legal status and a path to legal citizenship for the approximately...
Reid supports the DREAM Act which would make it easier for young people who are not citizens of the United States, but are permanent residents, to attend college or university in the United States. [59] The DREAM Act was introduced to the Senate by Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Richard Durbin (D-IL) [60] Orrin Grant Hatch (born March 22, 1934) is a Republican United States Senator from Utah, serving since 1977. ...
Richard Joseph Dick Durbin, (born November 21, 1944) is currently the senior United States Senator from Illinois and Democratic Whip, the second highest position in the party leadership in the Senate. ...
Reid opposed a Constitutional amendment to make English the national language of the United States, calling the proposal "racist."[61]
Iraq War Reid voted to authorize military force in Iraq in 1991[citation needed] and 2003.[62] In March 2007, he voted in favor of "redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008".[63] Reid said on April 19, 2007 "I believe, myself that the secretary of state, secretary of defense, and — you have to make your own decisions as to what the president knows — this war is lost and the surge is not accomplishing anything as indicated by the extreme violence in Iraq yesterday." Reid said he told President Bush he thought the war could not be won through military force, although he said the U.S. could still pursue political, economic and diplomatic means to bring peace to Iraq.[64] He also said, "As long as we follow the President’s path in Iraq, the war is lost. But there is still a chance to change course and we must change course. No one wants us to succeed in the Middle East more than I do. But there must be a change of course. Our brave men and women overseas have passed every test with flying colors. They have earned our pride and our praise. More important, they deserve a strategy worthy of their sacrifice."[65] There have been three conflicts in the late 20th century and early 21st century called Gulf War, all of which refer to conflicts in the Persian Gulf region: Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) (aka First Gulf War). ...
In an April 22, 2007 appearance on FOX News Sunday, Reid's Senatorial colleague Charles Schumer stated, "The war is not lost. And Harry Reid believes this — we Democrats believe it — if we change our mission and focus it more narrowly on counter-terrorism, going after an Al Qaida camp that might arise in Iraq. That would take many fewer troops out of harm's way. That's what we're pushing the president to do."[66] is the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Charles Ellis Chuck Schumer (born November 23, 1950) is the senior U.S. Senator from the state of New York, serving since 1999. ...
Jamaat al-Tawhid wal Jihad members with Shosei Koda and with the banner in the background Jamaat al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (Arabic: , Monotheism and Holy War Movement) is the Islamist terrorist network of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian-born Islamist terrorist believed operating against United States-led...
On September 10, 2007, the Commander of the Multi-National Force in Iraq David H. Petraeus presented a "Report to Congress on the Situation in Iraq". He stated that "As a bottom line up front, the military objectives of the surge are, in large measure, being met." The New York Times reported on September 11 that Petraeus had "warned in stark terms against the kind of rapid pullback favored by the Democratic majorities in the House and Senate".[67] Reid stated that the general's "plan is just more of the same" and "is neither a drawdown or a change in mission that we need." He also said that Congressional Democrats plan to "to change the course of the war".[68] Petraeus will "make a further assessment and [offer] recommendations next March".[69] The Multi-National Force - Iraq (MNF-I), is a military command, led by the United States, that is fighting the Iraq War against the multitude of Iraqi insurgents. ...
David Petraeus (born November 7, 1952) is a Lieutenant General in the United States Army. ...
The decline in attacks after surge operations fully commenced. ...
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Stem cell research Reid supports stem cell research, referring to the research as "the next generation of medical breakthroughs." He has stated that "Democrats will not give up the fight for stem cell research. It is a fight America must win."[70] Mouse embryonic stem cells. ...
Technology Reid's voting record on technology is the following according to OnTheIssues.org [71] - Voted NO on restoring $550M in funding for Amtrak for 2007. (Mar 2006)
- Voted YES on disallowing FCC approval of larger media conglomerates. (Sep 2003)
- Voted YES on Internet sales tax moratorium. (Oct 1998)
- Voted YES on telecomm deregulation. (Feb 1996)
- Promoted internet via Congressional Internet Caucus. (Jan 2001)
Yucca Mountain Harry Reid firmly opposes the proposed Yucca Mountain federal nuclear waste repository. He's quoted as saying the concept of which "is dead. It'll never happen." Reid, who has long been an opponent of the centralized nuclear waste facility in his home state, said he would continue to work to block completion of the project. "It's dying on its own. It's just happening. You don't need just a sudden demise. It's breathing really hard. Just let it lay there a while and it'll be dead," says Reid.[72] Yucca Mountain Yucca Mountain is a ridge line in Nye County, in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Nevada. ...
Controversy
Laughlin, Nevada, bridge project Reid earmarked a spending bill to provide for building a bridge between Nevada and Arizona that would make land he owned more valuable. Reid called funding for construction of a bridge over the Colorado River, among other projects, 'incredibly good news for Nevada' in a news release after passage of the 2005 transportation bill. He owned 160 acres of land several miles from the proposed bridge site in Arizona. The bridge could add value to his real estate investment.[73]
Rush Limbaugh letter In response to radio host Rush Limbaugh's controversial comment about "phony soldiers", Harry Reid authored a letter co-signed by 40 other Democratic senators, which called Limbaugh's words "unpatriotic" and called for Limbaugh to apologize. In response, Limbaugh showed the letter during a speech in Philadelphia on October 11 before auctioning it off on eBay. The auction attained a winning bid of $2,100,100.00 from philanthropist Betty Casey. Limbaugh pledged his own matching donation to the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation, a charity which provides scholarships to the children of fallen law enforcement officers and Marines, and challenged Harry Reid to do the same.[74][75][76][77] On October 19, 2007, moments before the charity auction was to end, Reid announced on the Senate floor that he was proud to be a party to this donation and stated that he had helped make the donation possible[78][79]. Newsbusters criticised the Senator's statements.[80] For other uses, see Talk Radio. ...
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The Phony soldiers controversy refers to the controversy surrounding a statement by Rush Limbaugh in which he allegedly referred to Iraq war veterans critical of the war as phony soldiers.[1] In response to Limbaughs comments, United States Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid sent a letter to Mark P...
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Criticisms
Reid's position on the Iraq War Liberal critics argue that Reid is not doing enough to end the American military presence in Iraq. The Boston Globe has stated that disappointment among constituents and Democratic Party activists regarding efforts to bring back troops as well as conservative opposition to those efforts, together, have reduced Congress's approval rating. [81] The Washington Post has stated that liberal antiwar critics such as Moveon.org believe that Reid has not pressured Republicans enough "to concede" to the Democrats' position.[82] Modern liberalism in the United States is a form of liberalism that began in the United States in the last years of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th century. ...
The Multi-National Force - Iraq (MNF-I), is a military command, led by the United States, that is fighting the Iraq War against the multitude of Iraqi insurgents. ...
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Conservative critics such as commentators writing in National Review, The Weekly Standard, and The Washington Times as well as former Republican Senator Fred Thompson argue that Reid-- in his opposition to the war-- ignores the change in military tactics and methodology with the adoption of the surge, the resignation of Donald Rumsfeld, and the appointment of General David Petraeus.[83] A July 2007 CBS poll found that 65% of Americans "disapprove of the way Republicans in Congress are handling the situation with Iraq" and 59% disapprove of the Democrats' handling. Both results have "unsure" groups of about 10%. An August 2007 CBS poll found that 69% also disapprove of the Bush Administration's handling.[84] American conservatism is a constellation of political ideologies within the United States under the blanket heading of conservative. ...
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Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9, 1932) is a businessman, a U.S. Republican politician, the 13th Secretary of Defense under President Gerald Ford from 1975 to 1977, and the 21st Secretary of Defense under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2006. ...
David Howell Petraeus (born November 7, 1952) is a general in the United States Army and commander of Multi-National Force - Iraq (MNF-I), the four-star post that oversees all U.S. forces in the country. ...
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On April 24, Vice President Dick Cheney criticized what he termed Reid's "blind opposition to the new strategy in Iraq," charging that "Sen. Reid himself has said that the war in Iraq will bring his party more seats in the next election."[85] Earlier in April, Reid had been quoted in the Washington Post as saying that "We're going to pick up Senate seats as a result of this war," and that "Senator Schumer has shown me numbers that are compelling and astounding."[86] Reid later responded, "I'm not going to get into a name calling match with the administration's chief attack dog"[87] and that "I'm not going to get into a name-calling match with somebody who has a 9 percent approval rating."[88] Ironically, Reid's own approval rating and that of the Democratic Leadership have been reported within many sources. is the 114th day of the year (115th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Republican criticism of donations - See also: Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal
A Las Vegas Review Journal on Feb. 03, 2006 reported, "The National Republican Senatorial Committee this week revived a charge that Reid received more than $50,000 from four tribes with gaming interests between 2001 and 2004 after they hired Abramoff. The Nevadan had received no money from those tribes before then, Republicans said." John Solomon, an Associated Press reporter, examined this charge as well as other Republican charges against Reid in a series of articles.[89] This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...
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While it is true that Reid received money from Native American tribes that also hired Abramoff, it is not true that Jack Abramoff personally gave donations to Reid.[90] Abramoff personally never donated to Democrats.[91] The Native American tribes who hired him contributed to both Republicans and Democrats.[92] The tribes also donated money to Reid.[93] Reid has always opposed off-reservation gambling.[94] John Solomon and Sharon Theimer of the Associated Press reported that Reid collected donations from Native American gambling interests around the time of each vote Reid caste opposing off-reservation gambling. Ethics rules require senators to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest in collecting contributions around the times they take official acts benefiting donors.[95] Both Reid and John Ensign, the Junior Senator from Nevada, received gaming interest money from Native American tribes. The
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