Showing posts with label Harry Reid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Harry Reid. Show all posts

Thursday, February 24, 2011

"Reid urges end to term limits"

"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Tuesday called on Nevada lawmakers to abolish term limits for elected officials, which would require going against the wishes of voters who approved the restrictions in 1994 and 1996."


The Las Vegas Review-Journal has more here

Thursday, February 3, 2011

"Reid may seek earmarks in 2012"

Politico has this report.

Here is an excerpt:

"It turns out Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid may seek earmarks next year, after all.

Speaking to reporters Thursday in the Capitol, Reid responded to the earmark ban announced by the Senate Appropriations Committee this week, saying it amounts to a 'one-year moratorium' necessary to 'get the appropriations bills done, and with [President Barack Obama’s veto threat] hanging over, we can’t get them done,' he said."