CBSN: Harry Reid ‘Lion of the Senate’ Dead at 82

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Appreciate it ░░░░░░░░ pleasure thank you The ░░░░░░░░ legacy of Harry Reid ░░░░░░░░ country is remembering the ░░░░░░░░ of the Capitol Building ░░░░░░░░ lowered to half staff ░░░░░░░░ honor of the late ░░░░░░░░ According to the family ░░░░░░░░ died Tuesday after a ░░░░░░░░ year battle with pancreatic ░░░░░░░░ He was 82 years ░░░░░░░░ Harry Reid earned the ░░░░░░░░ the lion of the ░░░░░░░░ and was known as ░░░░░░░░ of the toughest dealmakers ░░░░░░░░ the Senate three decades ░░░░░░░░ played a significant role ░░░░░░░░ the passage of former ░░░░░░░░ Barack Obama was signature ░░░░░░░░ the Affordable Care Act ░░░░░░░░ retired from public office ░░░░░░░░ 2016 In a statement ░░░░░░░░ Biden said if Harry ░░░░░░░░ he would do something ░░░░░░░░ didn t if he ░░░░░░░░ you his word you ░░░░░░░░ bank on it That ░░░░░░░░ how he got things ░░░░░░░░ for the good of ░░░░░░░░ country for decades Major ░░░░░░░░ has more on the ░░░░░░░░ I didn t make ░░░░░░░░ in life because of ░░░░░░░░ or good looks or ░░░░░░░░ m a genius I ░░░░░░░░ it because I worked ░░░░░░░░ Reporter words spoken to ░░░░░░░░ the key to success ░░░░░░░░ a man who embodied ░░░░░░░░ hard work and tenacity ░░░░░░░░ means Harry Reid earned ░░░░░░░░ reputation as one of ░░░░░░░░ toughest lawmakers in Congress ░░░░░░░░ deal does not have ░░░░░░░░ be a fight There ░░░░░░░░ a simple path forward ░░░░░░░░ put all for bills ░░░░░░░░ A willingness for partisan ░░░░░░░░ and famously carried the ░░░░░░░░ I would rather dance ░░░░░░░░ fight but I know ░░░░░░░░ to fight They are ░░░░░░░░ to do anything to ░░░░░░░░ away from this Votes ░░░░░░░░ repeal Reporter read grew ░░░░░░░░ in a small town ░░░░░░░░ Nevada with a cabin ░░░░░░░░ no indoor plumbing He ░░░░░░░░ 40 miles to attend ░░░░░░░░ school where he met ░░░░░░░░ wife She has been ░░░░░░░░ beam of my existence ░░░░░░░░ personal life and my ░░░░░░░░ life Reporter Harry Reid ░░░░░░░░ elected in 1982 serving ░░░░░░░░ Senate majority leader in ░░░░░░░░ Over his 34 year ░░░░░░░░ career he was behind ░░░░░░░░ landmark democratic victories pushing ░░░░░░░░ a sweeping economic stimulus ░░░░░░░░ the great recession and ░░░░░░░░ played a significant role ░░░░░░░░ the Affordable Care Act ░░░░░░░░ later described it as ░░░░░░░░ favorite but the hardest ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate I ░░░░░░░░ the people in the ░░░░░░░░ of Nevada to know ░░░░░░░░ am so grateful I ░░░░░░░░ done my best and ░░░░░░░░ have not been perfect ░░░░░░░░ I tried my hardest.