There is no more important task in Washington than cleaning up the culture of corruption. Yet the president - whose White House has become the cradle of Republican corruption - is not taking responsibility for the costs of that corruption. Harry Reid More Quotes by Harry Reid More Quotes From Harry Reid It's been obvious that [Republicans]'re doing everything they can to make [Obama] fail. And I hope, I hope - and I say this seriously - I hope that's based on substance and not the fact that he's African-American. Harry Reid african-american substance facts We in the Senate refer to Sen. Gillibrand as the hottest member. Harry Reid senate hottest members Obama a ‘light-skinned’ African-American ‘with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one. Harry Reid light racism country Seniors love getting junk mail. It's sometimes their only way of communicating or feeling like they're part of the real world. Harry Reid senior real stupid Coal makes us sick. Oil makes us sick. It’s global warming. It’s ruining our country. It’s ruining our world. Harry Reid oil our-world country I was born and raised in the high desert of Nevada in a tiny town called Searchlight. My dad was a hard rock miner. My mom took in wash. I grew up around people of strong values - even if they rarely talked about them. Harry Reid dad mom strong How are my ribs? They're so meaningless it's hard to believe. Harry Reid ribs hard believe We must stop the Tea Party before the United States Senate falls into the hands of extremists and ideologues who leave no room for reason or compromise, who dont recognize common ground even when theyre standing on it. Harry Reid party hands fall Simply put, music can heal people. Harry Reid heal people This nation has been through hard times. But those hard times have hardened our resolve. Im ready to do the difficult work ahead. But I want to do that work with Barack Obama, and not a Tea Party ideologue. We can move America forward, but we can only do it together. Harry Reid hard-times party moving We can move America forward with a strong middle class. We can move America forward with a strong Democratic majority in the Senate. And together we can move America forward with Barack Obama in the White House. Harry Reid together-we-can strong moving I hopes the candidate [Donald Trump] is given fake intelligence briefings ... because you can't trust him. Harry Reid briefing trump fake The cold war was the longest war in United States history. Because of the nuclear capabilities of our enemy it was the most dangerous conflict our country ever faced. Those that won this war did so in obscurity. Those that gave their lives in the cold war have never been properly honored. Harry Reid war country enemy People in Nevada know me from the street to the ring to the Senate chambers. I've never had to prove my manhood to anyone. Harry Reid nevada streets people You know with a bully you cannot let them slap you around, because they slap you around today, they slap you five or six times tomorrow. We are not going to be bullied. Harry Reid bully six today I take the threat of terrorism very seriously, and no one is more committed to hunting down terrorists and bringing them to justice, wherever they live, than I am. Harry Reid hunting terrorism justice 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. Harry Reid government skills believe Men, when they're out of work, tend to become abusive. Harry Reid abusive men Enforcement alone does not work. Unless we address the gap between our immigration laws and reality, illegal immigration will not stop and the situation on the border will continue to be chaotic. Harry Reid gaps law reality Everybody else, including the rich people, are willing to pay more. They want to pay more. Harry Reid want pay people