... her Senate colleagues.Hours earlier, Landrieu had delivered her news. The two represent votes 59 and 60 for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who needs that many in the 100-member Senate to go forward. The Senate's 40 Republicans ...

... vote in the full House by month's end, while the pace of activity quickened on the other side of the Capitol. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he wanted floor debate to begin a week from Monday. Other officials said that timetable was likely ...

... 13 million to provide air service to rural communities and $35 million for the FBI to fight mortgage fraud. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid urged support for the package, saying it was not just a matter of numbers. "This bill also contains ...

... stick to the timetable" that included initial Senate action by August. Separately, Republicans who met with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he expressed flexibility on the timetable, indicating he was willing to allow more ...

... proposing they take effect unless rejected by the House and Senate. In a statement released after Obama spoke, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said lawmakers "now stand on the doorstep" of enacting legislation. For her part, Pelosi signaled ...

... help the unemployed purchase health insurance would be reduced to a 50 percent subsidy instead of two-thirds. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who had sought Friday to cut just $63 billion in spending from the bill, throwing a ...

... billion lifeline. In a letter to the auto executives released Friday afternoon, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid demanded a detailed accounting by Dec. 2 of the companies' financial condition and short-term cash ...

... legislation he wants, and Obama had scarcely made his remarks when political jockeying broke out over the details. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., issued a challenge to Republicans to join Democrats in sending legislation to the White ...

... from collapsing, but they have made no commitments to approve an unpopular bailout at a time of economic peril. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said a Democratic plan to tap the Wall Street rescue fund to save U.S. automakers does not have ...

... consider legislation in the upcoming week that would include rigorous oversight and strong taxpayer protections. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he aimed for votes on "a responsible plan to help the millions of Americans who ...