Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Harry Reid

Coburn Blocks Quick Senate Vote on Transportation Extension

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 14, 2011 | 3 Comments

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) has placed a “hold” on the transportation extension, along with a bill to continue sanctions against Burma and to provide disaster relief to areas affected by Hurricane Irene and other storms. When just one senator objects to a “unanimous consent” vote — the quickest way for the body to pass legislation […]

Reid Energy Bill: No $ for Transit, Billions for Electric and Natural Gas Cars

By Joan Mooney | Jul 28, 2010 | 7 Comments

It seems that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has not only given up on a carbon cap in this year’s energy bill, but also ruled out provisions promoting transit and smart growth. In Reid’s effort to pass an energy bill this year, even a weak bill, advocates say that chances to include major transportation reforms […]

Environmentalists, Transpo Reformers Brace for Scaled-Back Energy Bill

By John Burgess Everett | Jul 27, 2010 | 9 Comments

"We know we don’t have the votes." With those seven words last Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid dashed hopes for a comprehensive climate bill. Prospects also dimmed for a transportation component in the final energy legislation that emerges from the Senate. Reid is expected to announce that plan later today. Harry Reid indicated last […]

Pelosi, Reid and Emanuel Push for Carmaker Bailout

By Brad Aaron | Nov 10, 2008 | 27 Comments

Cadillac assembly line replica at the Detroit Historical Museum Over the weekend, Democratic leaders in the House and Senate urged the Bush administration to extend financial aid intended for Wall Street to struggling domestic carmakers, a move that could have the support of President-elect Obama. The Times reports that on Saturday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi […]