Harry Reid Must Be Scrutinized in Berkley Ethics Investigation

Harry Reid Must Be Scrutinized in Berkley Ethics Investigation: The consensus is in: Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV) is in serious trouble in her Senate race against Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV). That’s because yesterday, the House Ethics Committee voted unanimously to open an investigation into Berkley’s support for subsidies and tax breaks for the kidney health care industry, which directly benefitted her husband, a nephrologist who runs a kidney health center. Politico says it’s a “major blow” to Berkley. The Washington Post calls it a “blow to her candidacy.” The New York Times said that Berkley’s race would remain “under an ethics cloud through Election Day.”

But there was one person who wasn’t too concerned about Berkley’s investigation: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). At least not publicly. While Reid’s Senate Majority Leader status could ride on the Berkley-Heller race, as Politico reports, Reid is playing it cool:

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