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Harry Reid: July 2011

Debt ceiling

Reid Not Surprised By Boehner's Debt Ceiling Vote Fail Given Their Recent Performance


Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)

TPM caught up with Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) just after he closed down business in the Senate for the night because House Republicans weren't able to get enough votes to pass House Speaker John Boehner's debt ceiling proposal.

Asked if he had expected the day to end with no vote in the House, Reid told TPM, "With their performance the last few days I don't expect anything."

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Topics: Debt ceiling, Harry Reid, John Boehner