Honorable Harry Reid
United States Senator, Nevada, Democrat
Senator Reid was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986.He served as Henderson City Attorney from 1964 to 1966, as a memberof the Nevada Assembly from 1968 to 1970, as Nevada’s LieutenantGovernor from 1970 to 1974, as Chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commissionfrom 1977 to 1981, and as a member of the U.S. House of Representativesfrom 1982 to 1986. He serves on the Appropriations Committee,the Environment and Public Works Committee, the Special Committeeon Aging, and the Committee on Indian Affairs, and as Vice Chairof the Select Committee on Ethics. The following statement isfrom the Senate floor debate of July…
