FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife underwent surgery Friday to stabilize serious injuries suffered when a tractor-trailer rear-ended the minivan she and their daughter were riding in on an interstate highway.
The surgery successfully stabilized 69-year-old Landra Reid's broken neck, said intensive care physician Elizabeth Franco, one of the doctors at Inova Fairfax Hospital who is treating Mrs. Reid, who also suffered a broken back and broken nose.
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March 13, 2010
March 10, 2010
Harry Reid: Filibuster Rules ‘Likely’ To Change
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) pledged on Wednesday to take a serious look at revising the filibuster rules at the beginning of the next Congress, calling the current level of obstruction in the Senate unacceptable.
In a speech before a gathering of progressive media, the Nevada Democrat compared the procedural games played by his Republican counterparts to the use of the spitball in a baseball game and the four-corner offense in basketball -- tactics in each sport that were ultimately outlawed.
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In a speech before a gathering of progressive media, the Nevada Democrat compared the procedural games played by his Republican counterparts to the use of the spitball in a baseball game and the four-corner offense in basketball -- tactics in each sport that were ultimately outlawed.
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March 1, 2010
Poll: Obama’s Nevada Visit Hurt Reid More Than It Helped
President Obama traveled to a fundraiser in Las Vegas in February hoping to aid the uphill reelection campaign of Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid. It turns out, however, that the President may have actually done more harm than good, a Mason-Dixon poll released on Sunday shows.
During his speech, Obama repeatedly heaped praise on Reid, but voters were apparently unimpressed. Subsequent polling shows that only 7 percent of voters surveyed said they would now be more likely to vote for the senator, while 17 percent said they would be less likely. Seventy-five percent said the president's visit would have no effect on how they vote.
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During his speech, Obama repeatedly heaped praise on Reid, but voters were apparently unimpressed. Subsequent polling shows that only 7 percent of voters surveyed said they would now be more likely to vote for the senator, while 17 percent said they would be less likely. Seventy-five percent said the president's visit would have no effect on how they vote.
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February 26, 2010
Reid: Nearly 1.5 Million Will Be Unable To Watch Local TV Because Of Senate Inaction
It's bad enough that thanks to Senate inaction more than a million laid-off workers could lose their unemployment benefits and subsidized health insurance in March, but it gets worse: According to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), nearly 1.5 million people will be unable to watch local TV stations starting Monday.
The package of extensions the Senate failed to pass included not just a 30-day extension of unemployment benefits, but also extensions of subsidized COBRA health insurance, flood insurance, small business loans, highway funding, and, apparently, a "satellite television extension" that allows people in rural areas to watch their local TV stations via satellite.
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The package of extensions the Senate failed to pass included not just a 30-day extension of unemployment benefits, but also extensions of subsidized COBRA health insurance, flood insurance, small business loans, highway funding, and, apparently, a "satellite television extension" that allows people in rural areas to watch their local TV stations via satellite.
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February 24, 2010
Reid Spars With CEOs, Walks Out Of Meeting
Corporate America descended on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning hoping to ride the small business gravy train that's been gaining steam. Instead, they caught an earful from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who didn't appreciate the message they brought.
CEOs representing 11 major corporations argued that the Democratic emphasis on small businesses missed the important role that Big Business has to play, several people in the meeting told HuffPost.
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CEOs representing 11 major corporations argued that the Democratic emphasis on small businesses missed the important role that Big Business has to play, several people in the meeting told HuffPost.
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February 23, 2010
Reid: GOP Should ‘Stop Crying About Reconciliation’
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) began to make the case on Tuesday for using a majority-vote process to move the final piece of health care reform through the Senate and he slammed the procedure's GOP critics. Known as budget reconciliation, the maneuver requires 51 votes and can't be filibustered.
The GOP has been demanding that Democrats take reconciliation off the table in advance of a bipartisan health care summit on Thursday.
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The GOP has been demanding that Democrats take reconciliation off the table in advance of a bipartisan health care summit on Thursday.
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February 20, 2010
DSCC Chair Menendez Signs Public Option Letter
Another prominent Senate Democrat has now endorsed an idea to pass a public option for insurance coverage using reconciliation.
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) became the 20th Senator to sign a letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) urging the Nevada Democrat to put a government run insurance option through the parliamentary process that would allow it an up-or-down vote.
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Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) became the 20th Senator to sign a letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) urging the Nevada Democrat to put a government run insurance option through the parliamentary process that would allow it an up-or-down vote.
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February 19, 2010
Reid Will Push For Public Option Through Reconciliation
Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced on Friday afternoon that he would work with other Democrats and the White House to pass a public option through reconciliation if that's the legislative path the party chooses.
"Senator Reid has always and continues to support the public option as a way to drive down costs and create competition," said Reid aide Rodell Mollineau in a statement provided to the Huffington Post. "That is why he included the measure in his original health care proposal. If a decision is made to use reconciliation to advance health care, Senator Reid will work with the White House, the House, and members of his caucus in an effort to craft a public option that can overcome procedural obstacles and secure enough votes."
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"Senator Reid has always and continues to support the public option as a way to drive down costs and create competition," said Reid aide Rodell Mollineau in a statement provided to the Huffington Post. "That is why he included the measure in his original health care proposal. If a decision is made to use reconciliation to advance health care, Senator Reid will work with the White House, the House, and members of his caucus in an effort to craft a public option that can overcome procedural obstacles and secure enough votes."
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Public Option Activists Launch ‘Cascade’ Campaign, Polling Effort
Activists hoping to keep up momentum for the late stage push for a public option for insurance coverage are commissioning a set of polls in strategic states to show the level of support for passing the provision through a congressional process known as budget reconciliation.
The progressive troika, which includes the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Democracy for America, and Credo Action, is sponsoring public opinion surveys in Washington, Nevada, Illinois, and North Dakota, with other states also under consideration. Each state contains either a key member of Senate Democratic leadership -- Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), fourth-ranking Patty Murray (D-Wash.) -- or a caucus member who has been skittish about using reconciliation to pass a public plan -- Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.).
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The progressive troika, which includes the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Democracy for America, and Credo Action, is sponsoring public opinion surveys in Washington, Nevada, Illinois, and North Dakota, with other states also under consideration. Each state contains either a key member of Senate Democratic leadership -- Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), fourth-ranking Patty Murray (D-Wash.) -- or a caucus member who has been skittish about using reconciliation to pass a public plan -- Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.).
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February 18, 2010
CPAC Speakers Trash Arlen Specter
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The high villain of the Conservative Political Action Conference during Thursday's morning session isn't Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) or House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). It's a Democratic senator who, after the 2010 elections, may no longer even be in Congress.
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The high villain of the Conservative Political Action Conference during Thursday's morning session isn't Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) or House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). It's a Democratic senator who, after the 2010 elections, may no longer even be in Congress.
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