Reid seeks resolution on Social Security

[NVMojo]

CARSON CITY -- Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., asked the state Legislature to pass a resolution pressing President Bush "not to make changes to Social Security that would result in benefit cuts."

Reid spoke to a joint session of the Assembly and Senate Wednesday, saying he is willing to work with Bush on Social Security, but Bush's plan "will result in cuts to a retiree's benefits by a third or more and force us to borrow nearly $5 trillion, much of it from foreign counties like China and Japan."

Later, in a press conference, Reid said he has fulfilled the promise he made after the November election to work with Bush.

"I'm willing to work with the president on issues. I've done that on a number of things," he said. "He's just on the wrong track on this issue. I think it's an embarrassment to some Republicans."

Reid touched on federal and state issues during his 10-minute speech and at a later news conference with reporters.

He said he will work to solve a problem caused by a recent federal court ruling that would prevent Nevada from setting its own hunting and fishing standards for residents and nonresidents.

"We'll pass that," he said, adding that he met with one of his attorneys Wednesday on a bill he proposed. "We'll overturn the federal court ruling. I have no doubt about that."

He asked the Legislature to pass an immediate increase to the minimum wage instead of waiting for a constitutional amendment to clear the ballot again in 2006.

"Minimum wage is decades behind cost of living," he said. "Don't make families wait another two years."


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[roguevalley]

1. excellent

[autorank]

2. Give 'em Hell Harry! He just tells the truth and they think it's Hell!

[NVMojo]

3. love his comments of late pointed toward the Chimp....

[autorank]

4. Aren't you just ready to start saying "I told you so to everybody!"

This guy is the real thing. I'm enjoying the ride. You're lucky to have a Senator like him (I have Warner and Allen). I like the fact that he redirected the "Gannon" complaint calls to the WH. They never should have done that report. That will be the costliest 13 pages the RNC ever produced. The gift that keeps on giving.

Now, for all those DUers who doubted Harry Reid's intelligence and courage, look at the record and listen to this: I told you so

(NVMojo is too well mannered to gloat!)

BTW: I got my wife an Ani De Franco CD for Valentine's Day. Big hero now.

[LaPera]

5. "Minimum wage is decades behind cost of living," How they don't care

is obvious.

I'm so sick of Bush's lies, the sky is falling, by the same people who have always despised Social Security and have vowed to destroy it for seventy years.

Now we are supposed to trust these assholes to "fix" what's NOT broken...so Wall Street can have the bucks?

Surely, we know by now these republicans are NOT looking out for the best interest of the workers...They want, need, lust after that SS money...fuck it if your on a food line because of their greed.

They've been wanting it from day one, here's their chance!

Read Paul Krugman,(NY Times) he analyzes and states the facts much better than I.