Harry Reid

(July 15, 2013, Sioux City, IA)ā€“ In 2005, then Minority Leader Senator Harry Reid said: ā€œFor 200 years, weā€™ve had the right to extended debate. Itā€™s within the vision of the Founding Fathers…They established a government so that no one person ā€“ and no single party ā€“ could have total control.ā€ Fast forward to today; Majority Leader Harry Reid is trying to change the rules in order to circumvent the rights of the minority as envisioned by our Founders.

In reaction to Senator Reidā€™s efforts, Sam Clovis, Republican candidate for US Senate, released the following statement:

ā€œThe Framers of our Constitution envisioned a limited government with a clear separation of powers and a distinct set of checks and balances. What Senator Reid and his supporters like Congressman Braley are advocating is to circumvent our Founderā€™s vision and change the game to suit their needs. Unfortunately, this is an all too prevalent mindset in Washington that must be changed.ā€

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