All the actions that Senator Reid took were consistent with his long-held beliefs, such as not letting tribal casinos expand beyond reservations, and were taken to defend the interests of Nevada constituents.

All they're doing is delaying the inevitable. We will report this out tomorrow and send it to the floor for a vote.

The tribe twice has voted decisively in favor of the distribution. The senator will continue to work with the Interior Department to assure a fair and expeditious distribution under the law.

He's not a back-slapping hail-fellow-well-met kind of guy, ... if you need someone to go to a press conference or to be on the Senate floor, he's always been there.

This is just a typical part of lawful fund-raising.

No amount of spin by the Republican leadership can alter the fact that the House bill, including the felony provisions, were authored by Republicans and ultimately passed by Republicans.

Not sure if we can get it done this week.

Congressman Sensenbrenner needs to do what's right for Americans and agree to let the bipartisan Senate bill pass promptly.

It's been off the radar screen, but I can assure you it will be front and center very soon.

It looks like it's a day late and a dollar short, ... an encouraging first step.