All the evidence points to one thing: Congress will be better off once Harry Reid retires for good. Even members of his own party have criticized of Harry Reid.
The Hill reports
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV)’s comments on his colleague:
“[Harry Reid’s] leadership and the things he thought would work did not. So with that, you just move on.”
This is not the first time Harry Reid’s Democratic colleagues have criticized his approach to governing. Last year, Senator Pat Leahy (D-VT) also expressed his frustration:
“U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. … took the bill off the agenda of the Senate Judiciary Committee he chairs just as the measure appeared to be nearing a vote. … Leahy said he was essentially forced to drop the bill by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid."
According to a new report, the majority of Americans are beginning to see a clear difference between the current Republican Senate majority and the former Democratic one.
The new Congress is showing early signs that lawmakers are working more and allowing more input from both parties in the Senate, a new report finds.
The initial report shows this Congress narrowly spent more days in session in the first quarter on legislative business than the previous two.
In the Senate, with a new Republican majority, some 202 amendments — 97 from Republicans and 105 from Democrats — were considered either by roll call or voice vote, or by unanimous consent.
In the first quarter of the previous Congress [under Harry Reid], 134 amendments had been considered.
With Harry Reid on his way out at the end of his term, we’re looking forward to productivity in Congress only continuing to increase.