Harry Reid | Republicans | Harry Reid blasts 'mean-spirited' Republicans who want to cut taxpayer funded poetry festival | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment

Harry Reid | Republicans | Harry Reid blasts 'mean-spirited' Republicans who want to cut taxpayer funded poetry festival | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment: "Amid calls for cuts to the federal budget, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid defended the National Endowment for the Arts during a floor speech Tuesday, calling Republican proposals “mean-spirited” and saying events like government-funded poetry festivals should not be sacrificed to reduce the deficit."