'Deeply good man from Searchlight': Democratic leaders pay tribute to Harry Reid in Nevada

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'Deeply good man from Searchlight': Democratic leaders pay tribute to Harry Reid in Nevada
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'Hardship had forged a steel in Harry,' Former president Barack Obama said of former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. 'He inherited a fighting spirit that explained his success in the boxing ring, despite being significantly undersized.'

Former President Barack Obama speaks during a memorial service for former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid at the Smith Center in Las Vegas, Saturday. | Susan Walsh/AP PhotoPresidents, prominent politicians, family and friends gathered in Harry Reid's home state of Nevada on Saturday to pay their tributes and remembrances to the former Senate majority leader and Democratic Party luminary.

"Without Harry, there would be no Affordable Care Act," Obama said, acknowledging Reid's family grew up without health insurance. The two party leaders made a "a darn good team," Obama said. "I could not have asked for a better, truer friend," he added. "Let there be no doubt," Biden added. "Harry Reid will be considered one of the greatest Senate majority leaders in United States history."Schumer called Reid his friend and mentor in the Senate, saying the former majority leader was "one of a kind," and spoke to his generosity and friendship.

Republican Sens. Roy Blunt of Missouri and Richard Shelby of Alabama were also in attendance. Vice President Kamala Harris was there, too. "He was always there for our family, and he made time for anything that was important to us," she said.

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