Harry Mason Reid Quotes

• We found ourselves in a hole that I didn’t dig, but I have dug, dug and dug to try to get out of that hole.

  Harry Mason Reid

• This 21st century economy holds great promise for our people. But unless we give all Americans the skills they need to succeed, countries like India and China will take good-paying jobs that should be ours.

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• There’s a lot we can do to improve American’s retirement security, but it’s wrong to replace the guaranteed benefit that Americans have earned with a guaranteed benefit cut of forty percent or more.

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• The American people do not like privatization. They are afraid of the debt the president’s willing to do. And they don’t like benefit cuts. And everyone here should understand all 45 Senate Democrats are united. We are not going to let this happen.

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• So the next thing I assume I’ll be hearing from Republicans, they want to change rules some way, as they do on the House when you get a problem with ethics, they just change the rules.

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• So people have been hurting and I understand that. And it doesn’t give them comfort or solace for me to tell them, you know, but for me, we would be in a worldwide depression.

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• 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.

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• Now that our troops are mired in a dangerous effort to defeat the insurgency and are also trying to help rebuild the country, Americans of all political persuasions simply want the United States to succeed and our troops to be as safe as possible.

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• My Republican friends are lamenting reconciliation. But I would recommend for them to go back and look at history.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• I think it would take a real stretch to think that I caused the problems with the economy.

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• I can’t stand John McCain.

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• I am convinced that I do not want to give up more power to the White House, whether it’s George Bush or Barack Obama. And I’m going to fight as hard as I can against President Obama on these earmarks and my Republican colleagues who hate to vote for them, but love to get them.

  Harry Mason Reid

Harry Mason Reid (14)

Birth:	2nd December, 1939
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Politician

About

Harry Mason Reid was born in Searchlight, Nevada, USA. He is an American politician and lawyer. He was a member of the Nevada State Assembly for Clark County's 4th district from 1969-1971. He served as the 25th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada from 1971-1975. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Nevada's 1st congressional district from 1983-1987. He serves as a United States Senator from Nevada, since 1987. A member of the Democratic Party, he serves as the United States Senate Minority Leader since January 2015. Reid is one of only three Senators to serve at least eight years as Majority Leader. He served as the Senate Minority Whip and Majority Whip. He graduated from Utah State University where he double majored in political science and history. He earned a J.D. degree from George Washington University Law School.

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