Harry Reid Time Quotations

He hasn't had a press conference in about three and a half years. It's time to have one. It's not just the hunting accident. You folks have a lot of questions to ask him.

I think it's time the American people heard from the vice president.

There has been adequate time for people to debate. I hope this matter will be resolved without too much more talking.

We always said that we would accept a short-term extension to give negotiators time to get the final bill right. We will use the extension to seek a Patriot Act that gives the government the tools it needs to fight the terrorists, while still protecting the rights of innocent Americans.

Why can't we do things in normal fashion? ... With all the time we waste around here trying to avoid difficult votes for Republicans we could get a lot done around here.

Why isn't he spending time with these leaders in the Middle East trying to get this government formed?

Instead, the nominee adopted what I consider a disingenuous strategy of suggesting that the views expressed in the memos were not his views, even at the time the memos were written.

I hope the president and his administration will act swiftly to provide the Congress with damage assessments so that we can provide immediate relief to the people of the Gulf Coast. We must not waste any time in giving these families the resources they need.

At a time when the president is abusing his power at every turn, I cannot vote to confirm a judge who won't be an independent check on the executive branch.

Any one of your cities and towns could be the next New Orleans. The federal government owes it to you and your citizens to be prepared the next time disaster strikes.

Democrats believe it's time for the President to stop dropping the ball, and to start implementing a more comprehensive strategy to fight the war on terror.

It's disappointing that neither skyrocketing gas prices nor obscene oil company profits can break the bond between Bush Republicans and Big Oil. Americans are struggling to pay the rising cost of gas, and they are not interested in handouts to help oil companies make more money by letting them drill in wildlife refuges. Now it is finally time the Republican Congress acts to provide relief and to reduce our addiction to oil.

The Gulf Coast region does not deserve to be treated as a laboratory for political opportunism or ideological experimentation. Now is the time for unity.

The committee did the right thing yesterday. And as to whether or not he can reconstruct himself at that hearing, time will only tell. But it will take some reconstruction, because right now he's a damaged piece of goods.

It's long past time the Senate addressed the record high prices consumers have faced the past months. While oil companies have reaped record profits, middle-class families have been left wondering whether anyone had noticed.

There's been adequate time for people to debate.

How much time did the president spend dealing with this emerging crisis while he was on vacation? Did the fact that he was outside of Washington, D.C., have any effect on the federal government's response?

We're going to hear an earful, but it's going to be an earful of wonderment and happiness that people waited for for a long time.