435 Quotes by Harry Reid

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.

There is no more important task in Washington than cleaning up the culture of corruption. Yet the president – whose White House has become the cradle of Republican corruption – is not taking responsibility for the costs of that corruption.

We all know if we change the bill, it’s gone.

We’re going to hear an earful, but it’s going to be an earful of wonderment and happiness that people waited for for a long time.

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.

For senators to complain that they didn’t know this was happening, we had many, many meetings that have been both classified and unclassified that members have been invited to.

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.

Social Security is not in crisis. It’s a crisis the president’s created, period.

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.