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He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted. At a hearing yesterday in Alexandria, El Khalifi was ordered to be held pending a preliminary and detention hearing scheduled for Feb. 22, according to Peter Carr, a spokesman for MacBride. ...
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 16: Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) (R) listens as Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks about the possibility of a payroll tax cut extension during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol February 16, 2012 in Washington, DC. Senate... View Photo »
We need to work on this and we're going to—I will hope we can have a manager's amendment when we get back here in a week or 10 days and move forward on this.
The Hill reported last week that Majority Leader Harry Reid will bring a cybersecurity bill straight to the Senate floor, skipping any committee markups. That means no public hearings and no amendments. It also should mean no dice. This is not the same...
2010, seem to be seething with discontent and eager for confrontation. They believe, reasonably, that that victory represented a repudiation of the vast expansion of government by the Obama Democrats. They want to see those policies reversed, and pronto.
2010, seem to be seething with discontent and eager for confrontation. They believe, reasonably, that that victory represented a repudiation of the vast expansion of government by the Obama Democrats. They want to see those policies reversed, and pronto.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. , leave a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, after talking about an accord on the payroll tax cut negotiations. View Photo »
The recovery will begin when people realize Obama and Harry Reid are gone
...attention for pushing a ban on insider trading by lawmakers and defending a rule requiring insurance to cover contraceptives."She kept her head low for a while, and now is picking and choosing her spots a little more," said political consultant Jim Manley,...
Senate. White House chief of staff Jack Lew even told CNN: “You can’t pass a budget in the Senate of the United States without 60 votes, and you can’t get 60 votes without bipartisan support. So unless Republicans are willing to work with Democrats in...
Harry Mason Reid (born December 2, 1939) is the senior United States Senator from Nevada and a member of the Democratic Party, as well as the U.S. Senate Majority Leader for the 110th Congress. Full Article
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada speaks to the media at the Capitol about the payroll tax cut extension and other measures in Washington, on Friday, Dec. 23, 2011.
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, left, enters a news conference at the Capitol about the payroll tax cut extension and other measures in Washington, on Friday, Dec. 23, 2011.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 22: Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) hods a news conference to announce that he and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) had negotiated deal on the payroll tax cut that was set to expire at the end of the year at the U.S. Capitol December 22, 2011...
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks to reporters about an agreement on the payroll tax holiday on Capitol Hill in Washington on December 16, 2011.
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, left, confers with Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. , as Senate Democrats hold closed-door negotiation on the payroll tax cut extension and other measures, at the Capitol Friday night, Dec. 16, 2011, in Washington.
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada returns to the Mansfield Room at the Capitol as Senate Democrats hold closed-door negotiations on the payroll tax cut extension and other measures Friday night, Dec. 16, 2011, in Washington.
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada , second left, leaves closed-door negotiations on the payroll tax cut extension and other measures as Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. , far right, speaks with Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. , Friday night, Dec. 16, 2011, at the Capitol in Washington.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 07: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (C) talks with a reporters as he heads back to his office after a news conference about extending the payroll tax cut at the U.S. Capitol December 7, 2011 in Washington, DC. Reid promised that the tax cut, which is...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 07: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (C) holds a news conference about extending the payroll tax cut with Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) (L) and U.S. Sen. Robert Casey (D-PA) at the U.S. Capitol December 7, 2011 in Washington, DC. Reid...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 07: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (C) holds up a copy of today's Washington Post during a news conference about extending the payroll tax cut with U.S. Sen. Robert Casey (D-PA) and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) at the U.S. Capitol...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 07: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) walks back to his office with his security detail member after a news conference about extending the payroll tax cut at the U.S. Capitol December 7, 2011 in Washington, DC. Reid promised that the tax cut, which is...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 07: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) arrives for a news conference about extending the payroll tax cut at the U.S. Capitol December 7, 2011 in Washington, DC. Reid promised that the tax cut, which is set to expire at the end of the year, will be...
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. leaves a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. where he discussed the payroll tax cut compromise under consideration in the Senate.
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , shields his eyes from the glare during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, to discuss the payroll tax cut compromise under consideration in the Senate.
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , left, accompanied by Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill. , shows the front page story of the Washington Post during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, to discuss the payroll tax cut compromise under...
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. is pursued by reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, as he walks away from the podium after speaking to members of the media following Senate policy luncheon.
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. makes a statement on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, after a Democratic policy luncheon.
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , center, accompanied by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. , Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill. , and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. , speaks to reporters about extending the payroll tax cut, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks to reporters about extending the payroll tax cut, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 29: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) answers reporters' questions after the weekly Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Captiol November 29, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Senate Democratic and Republican caucuses met separately behind closed...
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. , right, welcomes European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, far left, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Nov. 28, 2011. From left are Jose Manuel Barroso, Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md. ,...
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (L) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (R) bow their heads in prayer during the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for U.S. astronauts John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, November...
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (L) checks his PDA as he and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (R) attend the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for U.S. astronauts John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, November...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 16: (L-R) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), astronaut and former U.S. Senator John Glenn (D-OH), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison participate in the Congressional Gold Medal...
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. gestures during a news confernece on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. , 15, 2011.
View Photo »Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada speaks to the media at the Capitol about the payroll tax cut extension and other measures in Washington, on Friday, Dec. 23, 2011.
View Photo »I do think the presidential election will be based on what took place in the Bush administration, how we tried to recover from that, how things have been exacerbated because of the tsunami and European debt crisis
I don’t know what fantasy that somebody’s having about changing the law ... We’re not going to change the law.
Put it in bill form, other than that, it's happy talk
I'm stunned by the Gang of Six
We are going to continue working until we get the payroll tax extended
If someone has a proposal about reducing the deficit, the debt, here’s my suggestion: put it in bill form in writing. Not all these happy statements about what people think can be done. I am stunned by the Gang of Six that we hear so much about
I’m stunned by the Gang of Six who we hear so much about
So, I say put it in bill form and have it scored
Republicans know that raising taxes on the middle class is the wrong thing to do. That’s why, in the past, they’ve always supported it ... So, the reason for the Republicans’ change of heart, obviously, is simple. As Sen. McConnell has said, his most important goal is to defeat President Obama. It’s cle...
Republicans who vote no will literally be taking money out of the pockets of middle-class taxpayers
If someone has a proposal about reducing the deficit, the debt, here is my suggestion: Put it in bill form, in writing – not all these happy statements on what people think can be done
Republicans know that raising taxes on the middle class is the wrong thing to do
so I say put it in bill form and have it scored, bring it to me and I’ll take a look at it. But other than that, it’s just happy talk.
They’re the three Republicans in the Gang of Six
The only place in America that people don't want a fair system is Republicans here in the Senate
These are the same Republicans who loudly claim to care about keeping taxes low ... But too often it seems they only care about keeping taxes low for the richest of the rich.
are not going to let this lapse, we're going to continue working on it
If Republicans block this legislation, 120 American families and 98 percent of American businesses will not get the tax cut next year ... Instead, 120 million families and millions of businesses will be hit with a tax increase. those numbers are startling. They're shocking.
The average family held onto $935 more of their heard-earned dollars this year. We need to assure those families that they can rely on that tax cut next year as well
A person who makes $1 million a year won’t pay an extra penny ... Someone who makes $1.1 million—an extra $100,000—will pay only $3,250 more.
We are not going to let this lapse
More than 120 million families took home an extra $120 billion this year thanks to payroll tax cuts Democrats championed ... The average family held onto $935 more of their heard-earned dollars this year. We need to assure those families that they can rely on that tax cut next year as well.
This week we’ll introduce legislation that would give the economy a boost by putting money back in pockets of middle-class workers and small businesses by extending and expanding a popular payroll-tax cut
Too often it seems they only care about keeping taxes low for the richest of the rich
If [Republicans] choose to oppose this payroll tax cut, we’ll know what they meant to say was, we can’t afford to raise taxes on the rich ... In fact, more clearly, we cannot afford to raise taxes on the rich, but we’re happy to raise taxes on the middle class.
