{"id":1167270,"date":"2021-12-28T23:04:08","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T04:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1167270"},"modified":"2021-12-28T23:04:10","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T04:04:10","slug":"former-senate-majority-leader-harry-reid-dead-at-82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-senate-majority-leader-harry-reid-dead-at-82\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Dead at 82"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-senate-majority-leader-harry-reid-dead-at-82%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1167270&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Harry-Reid-watery-eye-closeup-getty.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Harry Reid, former Senate Majority Leader and Nevada\u2019s longest-serving congressman, died on Tuesday at the age of 82.<\/p>\n<p>Reid\u2019s wife Landra <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/frankthorp\/status\/1476003617727553543\">announced<\/a> his death in a statement.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI am heartbroken to announce the passing of my husband, former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid,\u201d she said. \u201cHe died peacefully this afternoon, surrounded by our family, following a courageous, four-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Harry was 82 years old.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Landra Reid: \u201cI am heartbroken to announce the passing of my husband, former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He died peacefully this afternoon, surrounded by our family, following a courageous, four-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Harry was 82 years old.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XQRX6H9BM5\">pic.twitter.com\/XQRX6H9BM5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/frankthorp\/status\/1476003617727553543?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/powerpost\/i-feel-good-im-alive-two-years-after-diagnosis-harry-reid-says-hes-cancer-free\/2020\/06\/11\/8b0b501c-ac0a-11ea-94d2-d7bc43b26bf9_story.html\">underwent<\/a> an experimental surgery in 2018 that put his pancreatic cancer in \u201ccomplete remission.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe greatly appreciate the outpouring of support from so many over these past few years,\u201d his wife added. \u201cWe are especially grateful for the doctors and nurses that cared for him. Please know that meant the world to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reid\u2019s career in politics began in 1969 when he served in the Nevada Assembly for two years. Reid then served as Nevada\u2019s lieutenant governor for four years between 1971 and 1975. In 1982, Reid was elected by voters in Nevada\u2019s first congressional district to represent them in the U.S. House of Representatives. Five years later, in 1987, Reid began his career in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>While in the Senate, Reid served as majority leader from 2007 to 2015 after the Democrats regained control of the chamber.<\/p>\n<p>Current Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1475997288497565699\">said<\/a> Reid was \u201cone of the most amazing individuals I\u2019ve ever met,\u201d adding, \u201cHe never forgot where he came from and used those boxing instincts to fearlessly fight those who were hurting the poor &amp; the middle class.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Harry Reid was one of the most amazing individuals I&#8217;ve ever met<\/p>\n<p>He never forgot where he came from and used those boxing instincts to fearlessly fight those who were hurting the poor &amp; the middle class<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s gone but will walk by the sides of many of us in the Senate every day <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8T9PiD7vY4\">pic.twitter.com\/8T9PiD7vY4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1475997288497565699?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak, who&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/gov.nv.gov\/News\/Press\/2021\/Governor_Sisolak_issues_statement_in_support_of_renaming_Las_Vegas_airport_in_honor_of_Harry_Reid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supported<\/a>&nbsp;changing the name of Las Vegas\u2019s Airport to Harry Reid International,&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveSisolak\/status\/1476000493688135680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, \u201cSenator Reid will be deeply missed but the mark he left on our state will last forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Senator Harry Reid was a mentor, father figure, and someone I always looked up to\u2014There will never be another leader like him.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy and I send our condolences to Landra and the Reid family.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Reid will be deeply missed but the mark he left on our state will last forever. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FU08pACpo0\">pic.twitter.com\/FU08pACpo0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Sisolak (@SteveSisolak) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveSisolak\/status\/1476000493688135680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reid was applauded by his supporters and criticized by his detractors for his unorthodox style of governance.<\/p>\n<p>Reid&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/e0da557d50ac459f990d74d264e7add6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">agreed<\/a>&nbsp;to give Sen. Ben Nelson\u2019s (D-NE) home state of Nebraska federal government kickbacks to secure his vote in favor of the Affordable Care Act.<\/p>\n<p>Reid notably used the \u201cnuclear option\u201d in the Senate in 2013 to end the filibuster on presidential nominees and non-Supreme Court judicial nominees. However, Reid\u2019s move&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/mcconnell-went-nuclear-confirm-gorsuch-democrats-changed-senate-filibuster-rules-n887271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paved<\/a>&nbsp;the way for Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to end the filibuster on Supreme Court nominees, allowing former President Donald Trump to confirm three new Justices.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, Reid accused Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney of not paying his taxes. At the time, this was one of the dirtiest tricks in political history, and the&nbsp;<em>Washington Post<\/em> even <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/the-fix\/wp\/2015\/03\/31\/harry-reids-appalling-defense-of-his-attack-on-mitt-romneys-tax-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">called<\/a> him out on it. Although PolitiFact determined Reid\u2019s claim was a \u201cPants on Fire\u201d lie, Reid successfully spun the narrative against his political opponent. As an example of how influential Reid\u2019s lie was, hip-hop superstar Kanye West rapped, \u201cMitt Romney don\u2019t pay no tax\u201d on his 2012 song \u201cTo the World.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reid never apologized for his lie about Romney. Instead, when CNN\u2019s Dana Bash asked Reid if he regretted making the statement, Reid justified it by saying, \u201cRomney didn\u2019t win, did he?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harry Reid, former Senate Majority Leader and Nevada\u2019s longest-serving congressman, died on Tuesday at the age of 82. 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