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 1970, 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 April 8, 2014, Senate floor debate on S. 2199, the Paycheck Fairness Act. Ralph Waldo Emerson said this: “America is another name for opportunity.” Today this body, the Senate, should put Emerson’s words to the test as we turn attention to the question of equal…
