Senator Harry Reid of Nevada

WASHINGTON (AP) — Majority Leader Harry Reid is considering a plan for higher payroll taxes on the upper-income earners to help finance health care legislation he intends to introduce in the Senate in the next several days, numerous Democratic...  

Majority Leader Harry Reid is considering a plan for higher payroll taxes on the upper-income earners to help finance health care legislation he intends to introduce in the Senate in the next several days, numerous Democratic officials said Wednesday.  

New York TimesDespite Uphill Climb, Reid Is Poised to Muscle Health Care Through SenateFOXNewsSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid is awaiting final word from the Congressional Budget Office on costs and coverage implications of the still-secret bill he submitted more than two weeks ago. Nov. 4: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks as Sens. ...First full Senate showdown on legislation could happen next weekCNNAwed and Depressed by a Health...  

While most of official Washington was all hot and bothered about health care reform last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was paying attention to a far more serious concern. The unemployment rate had spiked, moving into double digits for the first time in more than a quarter century. Reid's response was the right one. Read More ...  

"Now that the House has passed major health-care legislation, the pressure is building on Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to pass a bill by President Obama's Christmas deadline. Reid has an even harder task in front of him than House Speaker Nancy Pelosi did." [Examiner] Yes, because there are a few Democrats in the Senate Caucus who have "issues" with the public option, and others who have corporate interests which seem to have clouded...  

Carrie Budoff Brown & Manu Raju, PoliticoWith the Houses landmark vote complete, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is facing dissent in the Democratic ranks over his health-care strategy "“ leaving him struggling to meet a Christmas deadline and fielding White House pressure to get the bill done. Even before Saturdays House vote, senators had begun to question why Reid suddenly embraced a public health insurance option "“ one that he didnt yet...  

Harry Reid worked with Rahm Emanuel to bring Bill Clinton to the Senate today for a pointed reminder about the critical, historical effort they are working on, and to rally them to move forward. On Tuesday, the 42nd President is set to brief lawmakers for roughly two hours. The goal, said a Democratic Senate aide with knowledge of the arrangement, was not, specifically, to pitch the benefits of passing legislation to conservative Democrats...  

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is getting impatient and wants to use the lopsided "reconciliation" process to force-feed the Health Care Bill on American citizens, willing or unwilling.Contributor: Sheryl YoungPublished: Oct 29, 2009  

I guess he's hoping to let things die down from today's election before they try and ram Obamacare through again:Asked if health care reform legislation will pass this year, Senate Majority leader Harry Reid told reporters today that "we're not going to be bound by any timelines.""We need to do the best job we can for the American people," he said. "We want quality legislation, and we're going to do that."President Obama had set a deadline of...  

Sen. Joe Lieberman has reached a private understanding with Majority Leader Harry Reid that he will not block a final vote on healthcare reform, according to two sources briefed on the matter. More on Health Care  

The seemingly endless health care debate might drag into next year, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid signaled today.   This AP story filed today has Reid backpedaling on a year-end timeline. This development already has Democrats screaming for Reid's ouster on Twitter and various blogs.   Here's the gist of the AP story:   Asked if he could pass health care this year, Reid said: "We're not going to be bound by any timelines. We need to do the...  

If you’ve been reading the papers lately you’ve probably concluded that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s political future doesn’t look good. The headlines speak for themselves: “Poll: Reid’s re-election numbers don’t add up”; “Harry Reid Seen Losing 2010 Reelection, Poll Shows”; “Senate Leader Harry Reid faces tough re-election” -- just to name a few. If you’re just glancing at the polls, Reid’s two likely challengers are clobbering him in...  

When Sen. Joe Lieberman told reporters that he wouldn't hesitate to join a Republican filibuster against closing debate on the health care bill, it was widely interpreted as a slap in the face of Democrats, Lieberman's Senate colleagues and the majority leader, Harry Reid. It was so obviously that, right?   NBC's Ken Strickland has a different point of view. Lieberman, in fact, gave Harry Reid a victory. He said he wouldn't vote against...  

Earlier this week, extreme anti-choice activist Randall Terry launched a contest to encourage people to make videos burning House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) in effigy. “Who Can make the best ‘Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid BURN IN HELL!‘ video?” said Terry’s press release. At the Democratic rally yesterday [...]  

When it comes to politicians in Washington who flip-flop, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has to be declared the winner. Over the past couple of weeks, Senator Reid has flip-flopped several times on whether or not a government run public opinion should be included in a health care reform law that is now being discussed. While it might seem that Harry Reid just can't seem to make his mind up, the real reason why he continues to flip-flop...