Sens. Reid, McConnell Pay Each Other Heartfelt Compliments

REID Before the Republican ░░░░░░░░ leaves the floor I ░░░░░░░░ to say a few ░░░░░░░░ In the years I ░░░░░░░░ served in public office ░░░░░░░░ really brush aside most ░░░░░░░░ I don t let ░░░░░░░░ bother me But once ░░░░░░░░ a while something comes ░░░░░░░░ that does And there ░░░░░░░░ an article in one ░░░░░░░░ The Hill newspapers this ░░░░░░░░ that really troubled me ░░░░░░░░ blood Reid McConnell relationship ░░░░░░░░ new low Mr President ░░░░░░░░ have a difficult job ░░░░░░░░ so does he No ░░░░░░░░ knows our personal relationship ░░░░░░░░ him and me There ░░░░░░░░ things he does that ░░░░░░░░ me There are things ░░░░░░░░ do that disappoints him ░░░░░░░░ we have our caucuses ░░░░░░░░ different views on a ░░░░░░░░ of things And I ░░░░░░░░ want the record to ░░░░░░░░ spread that the Reid ░░░░░░░░ relationship hasn t hit ░░░░░░░░ new low We have ░░░░░░░░ personal relationship nobody knows ░░░░░░░░ many times we visit ░░░░░░░░ each other on the ░░░░░░░░ and personally He and ░░░░░░░░ wonderful wife during my ░░░░░░░░ few years my wife ░░░░░░░░ involved in a terrible ░░░░░░░░ accident The first person ░░░░░░░░ step up and asked ░░░░░░░░ there anything could be ░░░░░░░░ anything they could do ░░░░░░░░ Mitch and his wife ░░░░░░░░ thereafter my wife got ░░░░░░░░ a bruising battle with ░░░░░░░░ cancer There s no ░░░░░░░░ that can comfort a ░░░░░░░░ more than another wife ░░░░░░░░ so I want the ░░░░░░░░ to reflect people write ░░░░░░░░ these things they want ░░░░░░░░ write But Mitch McConnell ░░░░░░░░ I are friends MCCONNELL ░░░░░░░░ friend a beautiful comment ░░░░░░░░ m always frustrated as ░░░░░░░░ think the Democratic leader ░░░░░░░░ the tendency to personalize ░░░░░░░░ differences Obviously we have ░░░░░░░░ on issues But I ░░░░░░░░ to second what my ░░░░░░░░ and Democratic leader said ░░░░░░░░ there s nothing wrong ░░░░░░░░ our personal relationship Whether ░░░░░░░░ s watching indecipherable baseball ░░░░░░░░ a lot of other ░░░░░░░░ that we ve discussed ░░░░░░░░ personally and otherwise Because ░░░░░░░░ think there is a ░░░░░░░░ that indecipherable you can ░░░░░░░░ have political arguments without ░░░░░░░░ personal animosity And I ░░░░░░░░ t have any toward ░░░░░░░░ friend know he doesn ░░░░░░░░ have any toward me ░░░░░░░░ I really appreciate the ░░░░░░░░ that you ve given ░░░░░░░░ both of us to ░░░░░░░░ of clear the air ░░░░░░░░ about the perceptions that ░░░░░░░░ have been drawn by ░░░░░░░░ such an article.”