Harry Reid Final Quotations

It's disappointing that neither skyrocketing gas prices nor obscene oil company profits can break the bond between Bush Republicans and Big Oil. Americans are struggling to pay the rising cost of gas, and they are not interested in handouts to help oil companies make more money by letting them drill in wildlife refuges. Now it is finally time the Republican Congress acts to provide relief and to reduce our addiction to oil.

As Congress finally begins to address this problem, I hope that you will stand up to the right wing of your party and stand up for what is right,

We always said that we would accept a short-term extension to give negotiators time to get the final bill right. We will use the extension to seek a Patriot Act that gives the government the tools it needs to fight the terrorists, while still protecting the rights of innocent Americans.

I am pleased to see that the president has finally followed our lead and released his avian flu plan today,

Finally, after months and months and months of begging, cajoling, writing letters, we're finally going to be able to have phase two of the investigation regarding how the intelligence was used to lead us into the intractable war in Iraq,

President Bush needs to quit stonewalling about his White House's connection to corruption and finally tell us how he's going to reform Washington.