WASHINGTON — Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who died Tuesday at the age of 82, will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda next week.
Late Sen. Harry Reid will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda next week. https://t.co/9sod9YIm5W
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In a joint statement issued Sunday night, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-New York, confirmed that the formal Jan. 12 arrival and departure ceremonies will be open to invited guests only, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Hill reported.
“Senator Harry Reid was a titan of public service, who for more than four decades fought relentlessly for working families like his own,” Pelosi said in the statement.
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“It is my solemn honor as House Speaker to pay tribute to a legendary leader, a great American and my dear friend, Senator Harry Reid,” she added.
Reid, who died at his home in Henderson, Nevada, after battling pancreatic cancer, served as majority leader during a 30-year Senate career. He retired in 2016, after serving longer than any other person in Nevada history.
“Few dedicated their life and career to working for and delivering for working families like Harry Reid, and it will be an honor to pay tribute to him in the Capitol next week,” Schumer said in the joint statement, calling Reid “tough-as-nails strong, but caring and compassionate.”
-- The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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