Thread: Sen. Reid: Dems Moving Forward On Immigration

Sen. Reid: Dems Moving Forward On Important Energy, Immigration Reforms


“Democrats are committed to two domestic priorities that have important consequences for our national security and economy – energy and immigration reform. The American people want their Congress to help lower gas prices, make us more energy independent and reduce global warming emissions, and we look forward to passing bipartisan energy legislation that does just that.

“We have also reached an agreement to return the immigration bill to the Senate floor after completion of the energy bill. To get to this point, I have insisted on a process to prevent endless debate and get the bill through the Senate. When the bill returns to the Senate floor, I plan to add $4.4 billion in guaranteed funding – to be funded by the fees and penalties established by the bill’s new programs – to strengthen border security and speed other important elements of comprehensive reform.

“We hope the President will work with us and that Congressional Republicans will not stall our efforts to strengthen our national security and economy. If they do, Democrats are prepared to work through the weekends and the July 4 district work period to accomplish our goals.â€

BYE BYE SENATOR REID--YOU CANNOT SURVIVE WITH A 19% APPROVAL RATING!!!

I'm sure all the pro-amnesty rhetoric plays great to "La Raza" but how about the actual voters in Neveda? I strongly suspect Mr. Reid may be seeking employment along with many other displaced Americans if this POS bill slithers through, some small poetic justice...

Voters in Neveda, please vote this traitor out of office

Reid calls language proposal racist
By Charles Hurt
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
May 19, 2006

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid called a proposal to make English the official language "racist" on the Senate floor yesterday.
"This amendment is racist. I think it's directed basically to people who speak Spanish," the Democrat said during the already tense debate over immigration reform. http://washingtontimes.com/national/200 ... -1805r.htm

Will the pork stop here?
Reid pledges change, but he pushed funding that may benefit him.
By Chuck Neubauer and Tom Hamburger, Times Staff Writers
November 13, 2006

WASHINGTON — Incoming Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid vows to make reform of congressional earmarks a priority of his tenure, arguing that members need to be more transparent when they load pet projects for their districts into federal spending bills.

But last year's huge $286-billion federal transportation bill included a little-noticed slice of pork pushed by Reid that provided benefits not only for the casino town of Laughlin, Nev., but also, possibly, for the senator himself.

Reid called funding for construction of a bridge over the Colorado River, among other projects, "incredibly good news for Nevada" in a news release after passage of the 2005 transportation bill. He didn't mention, though, that just across the river in Arizona, he owns 160 acres of land several miles from proposed bridge sites and that the bridge could add value to his real estate investment.

Reid denies any personal financial interest in his efforts to secure $18 million for a new span connecting Laughlin with Bullhead City, Ariz.

"Sen. Reid's support for the bridge had absolutely nothing to do with property he owns," said Rebecca Kirszner, Reid's communications director. "Sen. Reid supported this project as part of his continuing efforts to move Nevada forward."

But some Bullhead City property owners and local officials say a new bridge will undoubtedly hike land values in an already-booming commuter town, where speculators are snapping up undeveloped land for housing developments and other projects. Experts on congressional spending say Reid's earmark provides yet another sign of the need for reform.

"It's a really bad idea for lawmakers to earmark projects when they have a financial interest that could in any way be affected by it," said Norman Ornstein, coauthor of "The Broken Branch" a recent book that examines earmarking and other practices. http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la ... -headlines

Reid doesn't come up for election until 2010. I hope the good people of Nevada have an opponent for him by that time. I've read that the casinos have a large interest in Hispanic employees, and they are also probably his biggest contributors. Are there no statesmen left?