Congressional Digest

Congressional Digest January 2014 No. 01 Vol. 93
Honorable Harry Reid

Changing the Filibuster Rules

A Historic Vote on Senate Procedure

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Honorable Harry Reid

United States Senator, Nevada, Democrat

Senator Reid was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1986. He served in the Nevada Assembly from 1968 to 1980, as Lieutenant Governor of Nevada from 1970 to 1974, and as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1982 to 1986. He is the Senate Majority Leader. The following is from the November 21, 2013, Senate floor debate on changing the rules for consideration of presidential nominees.   The American people believe Congress is broken. The American people believe the Senate is broken, and I believe the American people are right. During this Congress — the 113th…

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