WASHINGTON - While some Republicans are "saying the right things on Iraq," they need to back up their words with votes, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Saturday.
"Voting against a bill on a matter of principle is one thing," the Nevada senator said during the weekly Democratic radio address. "To go forward, we will need far more Republicans to put partisan politics aside and work with us for the American people."
While seeking their votes on defense legislation next week, Reid accused GOP lawmakers of blocking ethics reform and enactment of the 9/11 Commission recommendations.
"Republican obstruction has gotten so bad that now they're blocking bills that they actually support," Reid said.
His remarks followed a second failed attempt to pass immigration reform, which Reid described as "a rare chance to make progress on one of the country's top problems."
Nevertheless, Reid listed items on the Democratic agenda that his party has been able to move forward, such as funding Gulf Coast recovery, which was part of the Iraq spending bill. Other items Reid listed include:
-Raising the minimum wage.
-Providing disaster relief for farmers.
-Funding a health insurance program for low-income children.
-Demanding higher automobile fuel economy and more use of ethanol.
"But it's more than fair to say that the progress we've made has not come easy," Reid acknowledged.
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