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I understand that during [Sonia Sotomayor's] career, she's written hundreds and hundreds of opinions. I haven't read a single one of them, and if I'm fortunate before we end this, I won't have to read one of them.

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Harry Reid
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: December 2
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Social Security is not in crisis. It's a crisis the president's created, period.
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The cold war was the longest war in United States history. Because of the nuclear capabilities of our enemy it was the most dangerous conflict our country ever faced. Those that won this war did so in obscurity. Those that gave their lives in the cold war have never been properly honored.
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Enforcement alone does not work. Unless we address the gap between our immigration laws and reality, illegal immigration will not stop and the situation on the border will continue to be chaotic.
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I think it would be interesting to know about the Federal Reserve. I think we should audit the Federal Reserve - it's taxpayer's money that's being used there.
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Legislation is the art of compromise.
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For senators to complain that they didn't know this was happening, we had many, many meetings that have been both classified and unclassified that members have been invited to.
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We in the Senate refer to Sen. Gillibrand as the hottest member.
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The Supreme Court would benefit from the addition of a justice who has real experience as a practicing lawyer. The current justices have all been chosen from the lower federal courts. A nominee with relevant non-judicial experience would bring a different and useful perspective to the court.
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After I became an attorney, the mother of two girls I'd known in high school came to see me. She'd endured years of heinous abuse from her husband that nearly destroyed her. I'd never suspected a thing.
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They’re nothing more than domestic terrorists.
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Cut, Cap and Balance is worst legislation in history.
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The modern day anarchists known as the Tea Party, they believe in no government.
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This war is lost and the surge is not accomplishing anything.
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We found ourselves in a hole that I didn't dig, but I have dug, dug and dug to try to get out of that hole.
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This 21st century economy holds great promise for our people. But unless we give all Americans the skills they need to succeed, countries like India and China will take good-paying jobs that should be ours.
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Unemployment insurance was meant to be a bridge for temporary spells of unemployment. The bad news is all the evidence is that the longer you have unemployment insurance, the longer people stay out of work, their skills erode. The job they ultimately get pays less. And that's not to their benefit.
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Obama a ‘light-skinned’ African-American ‘with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one.
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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.
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American families cannot compete with billionaires. Our involvement in government should not be dependent on our bank account balances
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President Bush is a liar. He betrayed Nevada and he betrayed the country... All Americans should be concerned, not just because he lied to me or the people of Nevada and indeed all Americans, but because the President's decision threatens Americans' lives.
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