My staff has always said, 'Don't say this,' but I'm going to say it again because it's so descriptive because it's true, in the summertime, because [of] the high humidity and how hot it gets here, you could literally smell the tourists coming into the Capitol.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid

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It would be kind of fun. by Senate Minority Leader Harry R...

It would be kind of fun.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid

We're close to a deal but we're not there yet. by Senate Minority Leader Harry R...

We're close to a deal but we're not there yet.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid

These ideas that he pronounced yesterday are racist in application, if not intent, i don't know about his intent, but it is deeply disturbing to hear a Supreme Court justice endorse racist ideas from the bench on the nation's highest court. His endorsement of racist theories has frightening ramifications, not the least of which is to undermine the academic achievements of Americans, African-Americans especially.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid

As we speak, Donald Trump is proposing to ban Muslim immigration. Other leading candidates are proposing a religious test, tossing around slurs on a daily basis, and now a Republican-appointed justice endorsing racist ideas from the Supreme Court bench. The only difference between the ideas endorsed by Trump and Scalia is that Scalia has a robe and a lifetime appointment. Ideas like this don't belong on the Internet, let alone the mouths of national figures.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid

We do not believe we should put hundreds of thousands of troops on the ground in the middle of another civil war in the Middle East.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid

So there is a serious look being taken to that. there were a number of difficult issues dealing with procedures here in the Senate.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid

The number isn't quite right, but that doesn't matter, the point is this: the CBO numbers have fluctuated for more than a week. One day up. One day down. We are satisfied with the agreement we have.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid

If he gets the job, I hope he will not take weekends off until we do something to solve the debt crisis and to fund the government.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid

We don’t disagree on much, but we disagree on this. by Senate Minority Leader Harry R...

We don’t disagree on much, but we disagree on this.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid

We are not trying to turn the Senate into another House of Representatives, i’ve developed a great respect, even an awe, for the rules and procedures of the Senate.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid

In the summertime, because of the high humidity and how hot it gets here, you could literally smell the tourists coming into the Capitol.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid

The rules are a carefully-crafted compromise designed to protect the right of a majority to prevail while preserving the right of a minority to prolong debate.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid

I think it's going to help us, that was the issue of his life and... by Senate Minority Leader Harry R...

I think it's going to help us, that was the issue of his life and he didn't get it done.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid

The man's father is a wonderful human being, i think this guy is... by Senate Minority Leader Harry R...

The man's father is a wonderful human being, i think this guy is a loser.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid

I don't think you're smarter than anybody else, but you've convin... by Senate Minority Leader Harry R...

I don't think you're smarter than anybody else, but you've convinced a lot of us you are.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid

The decision I made has absolutely nothing to do with my injury, and it has nothing to do with my being majority leader, and it certainly has nothing to do with my ability to be reelected, because the path to reelection is much easier than it probably has been any time that I've run for reelection.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid