“I’ve been forced to use my right as majority leader to fill what we call the amendment tree more than I would have liked to,” Reid said. “But it’s been for a simple reason, Mr. President. Rather than offer amendments to improve legislation or compromise for the greater good as members of this body have done for generations – the current minority has offered amendments to waste time, delay us from proceeding to a bill or to score political points.”…

“The American people love government, but they don’t like too much politics in government,” he said.