scared of them, but they are wonderful people, and we are grateful to them, and how all about sarah mclaughlin. [applause] and met her backstage. just delightful, and a couple of beautiful daughters, and i am always partial two daughters. despite the entertainment, despite seeing all these old friends, the main reason i am here is because there is a guy from searchlight nevada -- [applause] >> who has been fighting on behalf of nevada for most of his life and is now fighting for working families all across america, and that is your senate majority leader, harry reid peering ahead -- harry reid. [applause] i have known harry since i arrived in the senate five years ago, and we have become dear friends. he is a man of principle. he is a straight shooter. he is a man of his word. he comes across as soft-spoken. even when he is in front of a crowd, he is like, well -- we are trying here. we are trying hard. that is just how harry is, but anybody who knows harry knows he is made of tough stuff. harry is tough. a lot of people in washington forget where they came from. harry remembers every single d