U.S. Senate debate at a glance

OPENING STATEMENTS

REID: Growing up in Searchlight, “Times were tough. The mines weren’t doing well at all. My mom took in wash from the brothels in Searchlight. So I have some idea what it’s like to struggle. ...

“ ... I believe my No. 1 job is to create jobs as a United States senator.”

ANGLE: “I’m not a career politician. I’m a mother and grandmother. I was a teacher for 25 years. I live in a middle-class neighborhood in Reno, Nevada. Harry Reid lives in the Ritz-Carlton in Washington, D.C. ...

“ ... When I call my grown children and say, ‘How are you doing?’ what I’m really asking is, ‘Are you still able to make your mortgage payment and do you still have a job?’ ”

IMMIGRATION

REID: Congress has moved toward securing the U.S. borders. “I’m frustrated like everyone else is frustrated. But I believe we have to look at the issue and do comprehensive immigration reform.”

ANGLE criticized the federal lawsuit, which foreign nations joined, against the state of Arizona for its immigration enforcement.

“We should be supporting Arizona instead of suing Arizona. ...

“... Sen. Reid, you’ve allowed 11 foreign countries to dictate our immigration law.”

HEALTH CARE OVERHAUL

REID: “Health insurance reform creates jobs.”

ANGLE: “It cost us half a million dollars in new taxes.”

INSURANCE MANDATES

ANGLE: “The solutions to the health care insurance cost problems are simple. They reside in the free market. We need to get the government out of the process so we can take off those mandated coverages.”

REID: “She’s against mammograms, colonoscopies ... That’s really extreme.”