FILIBUSTERS: LYNDON JOHNSON 1, HARRY REID 413 Senators Lyndon Baines Johnson and Harry Reid have each served as Majority Leader for six years. During their tenures, then-Senator Johnson faced one filibuster while Senator Reid has faced 413. [Official Senate Records] REPUBLICANS HAVE FILIBUSTERED MORE OF PRESIDENT OBAMA’S NOMINEES THAN EVERY OTHER PRESIDENT COMBINED At the…
Washington, D.C.— Nevada Senator Harry Reid issued the following statement after New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg passed away at age 89. “I am deeply saddened at the loss of my friend, Frank Lautenberg. I can think of no better example of an American success story than Frank’s life. The son of Russian and Polish immigrants,…
Tammy Baldwin sworn in as U.S. Senator for Wisconsin Joe Donnelly sworn in as U.S. Senator for Indiana Martin Heinrich sworn in as U.S. Senator for New Mexico Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) sworn in as U.S. Senators Angus King sworn in as U.S. Senator for…
Senator Reid shares sad news of Senator Inouye’s passing.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is pictured with members of the incoming freshmen class of the 113th Congress. Senators-elect of the Senate Democratic Caucus from left to right: Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.),…
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid spoke Tuesday, marking the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. “I remember the bright, blue morning of September 11, 2001 like it was yesterday. And while our country has begun to heal from the wounds of those terrible attacks over the last decade, the scars remain. No matter…
This morning, Nevada Senator Reid penned an op-ed for Huffington Post that outlines new preventive health benefits for women that Republicans have already tried to take away by threatening to repeal the Affordable Care Act. An excerpt: Starting today, critical women’s preventive health services will be available to women, free of co-pays or deductibles —…
The Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Bill that’s under consideration in the Senate has wide support among Democratic senators for one major reason, in particular: It creates much-needed jobs across the country. Take a look at the map below for a glimpse of how many jobs could be created by state, or click here…
Democratic senators have used Twitter to share their reactions to today’s Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act. See below for a sampling of senators’ tweets. You can follow all Senate Democrats using this Twitter list. Soon, every man woman & child in America will have access to health insurance they can afford &…
Democratic senators, joined by women’s advocacy groups, urge House Republicans to stand up for women and pass the Senate’s bipartisan bill to protect all female victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse.