Harry Reid
Harry Mason Reid Jr. was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Nevada from 1987 to 2017. He led the Senate Democratic Caucus from 2005 to 2017 and was the Senate majority leader from 2007 to 2015.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Searchlight
- Educated at
- George Washington UniversitySouthern Utah UniversityUtah State UniversityBasic High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Gaming Hall of Fame🏆 Distinguished Nevadan
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"I know procedures around here. And I know that there will still be Senate business conducted. But I will, for lack of a better word, screw things up."
"Instead of joining us on the right side of history, all Republicans have come up with is this slow down, stop everything, let's start over. You think you've heard these same excuses before, you're rig…"
"President Bush is a liar. He betrayed Nevada and he betrayed the country... All Americans should be concerned, not just because he lied to me or the people of Nevada and indeed all Americans, but beca…"
"or more than three years this Congress, which has been given the name “The Do-Nothing Congress,” has turned a blind eye to the intractable war in Iraq, ignoring the Administration’s many mistakes, all…"
"Reid spoke of future President Barack Obama in 2008 describing him as a, "light-skinned' African American 'with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one." Reid apologized for these remarks in Ja…"
"The man's father is a wonderful human being. I think this guy is a loser."
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Timeline
1939
Born
Birth2021
Died
Death
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