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Reid: Bipartisan FDA Bill Will Ease Drug Shortages And Speed Life-Saving Medicines To Market
Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid spoke on the Senate floor today regarding the ...
May 17, 2012
Reid: Time Republicans Waste Refighting Old Battles Could Be Spent Creating Jobs
Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid spoke on the Senate floor today regarding show ...
May 16, 2012
Reid Statement On Judicial Ruling Against Union Election Rules
WASHINGTON –Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid issued the following statement after a district court overturned ...
May 15, 2012
Schumer Statement On Speaker Boehner’s Threat To Wage Another Showdown Over Debt Ceiling
WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement Tuesday in response to ...
May 15, 2012
Washington Post: Boehner Is “Setting The Stage For Another Tense Standoff” Over Debt Limit
Boehner: “We shouldn’t dread the debt limit. We should welcome it. It’s an action-forcing event ...
May 15, 2012
Reid: Export-Import Bank Helps American Companies Succeed In Global Economy, Hire Workers Here At Home
Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid spoke on the Senate floor today regarding Republican ...
May 15, 2012
Reid: Republicans Should Drop Filibuster, Join Democrats To Reauthorize The Export-Important Bank Without Delay
Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid spoke on the Senate floor today regarding the ...
May 14, 2012
Reid Statement On Mother’s Day
Washington, DC — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid released the following statement in honor of ...
May 13, 2012
Reid On Department Of Justice Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Washington, DC – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid issued the following statement after the Justice ...
May 10, 2012
Reid: Republicans Should Put Aside Ideological Extremism, Cooperate With Democrats To Create Jobs
Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid spoke on the Senate floor today regarding reauthorization ...
May 10, 2012
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Video: Senate Democrats, Women Leaders Call On House To Pass Senate VAWA Bill
Democratic senators, joined by women’s advocacy groups, urge House Republicans to stand up for women ...
May 16, 2012
Video: Senate Dems, Joined By Students, Call For Passage Of Student Loan Bill
Democratic Senators Jack Reed, Tom Harkin and Sherrod Brown urge Republicans to join Democrats in ...
May 8, 2012
Video: Top Reasons To Support The Violence Against Women Act
Women senators began calling today for the reauthorization of The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). ...
April 18, 2012
Senators Share Their March Madness Picks
Homestate pride is on display as Senate Democrats watch some of their favorite student athletes. ...
March 15, 2012
Senate Democrats, Protecting Women’s Access to Health Care
Last week marked a victory for women across the country. By a vote of 51-48, ...
March 5, 2012
Democratic Women Fight Back on GOP Efforts to Politicize Women’s Health
Politics has no place in women’s health. And yet, Republicans are threatening to politicize the ...
February 17, 2012
Don’t Shortchange Jobs to Politicize Women’s Health
With 70,000 bridges “structurally deficient,” roads crumbling and highways in need of repair, it’s time ...
February 13, 2012
Republican Plan to Dismantle Medicare Rejected By Idea’s Creator
Republicans have made clear that dismantling Medicare is a top priority of their 2012 legislative ...
February 1, 2012
“Ending Medicare As We Know It” – Part II
After previous failed attempts, Republicans are committed to doubling down on their efforts to “end ...
January 26, 2012
Video: Senator Reid Responds to State of the Union Address
Take a moment to listen to Nevada Senator Harry Reid’s reaction to President Obama’s State ...
January 24, 2012
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Senate Floor Schedule for Monday, May 21, 2012
Convenes: 2:00pm Following the prayer and pledge, the Majority Leader will be recognized. It is ...
May 21, 2012
Senate Floor Wrap Up for Thursday, May 17, 2012
ROLL CALL VOTES 1) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #646 the nomination of Jeremy C. Stein, of ...
May 17, 2012
No more votes today
There will be no further roll call votes during Thursday’s session of the ...
May 17, 2012
Republicans object to passing Iran Sanctions bill
Senator Reid asked unanimous consent to take up and pass H.R.1905, as amended by the ...
May 17, 2012
Cloture filed on motion to proceed to S.3187, (FDA)
Senator Reid also filed cloture on the motion to proceed to Legislative Calendar #400, S.3187, ...
May 17, 2012
Cloture filed on Watford nomination (9th Circuit)
Senator Reid filed cloture on the nomination of Paul J. Watford, of California, to be ...
May 17, 2012
Roll Call Vote on Confirmation of the Powell nomination
12:28pm The Senate began a roll call vote on Executive Calendar #647, the nomination of ...
May 17, 2012
Roll Call Vote on Confirmation of the Stein nomination
12:01pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of Executive Calendar #646 the nomination ...
May 17, 2012
Motion to Proceed to S.3187, FDA
The Senate is considering the motion to proceed to S.3187, A bill to amend the ...
May 17, 2012
2 Roll Call Votes at approx. 12:00 noon today
At 10:30am, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session with 90 minutes for debate prior ...
May 17, 2012