Yes, he was a pugnacious partisan, but Former Senator Harry Reid was one of those responsible for the new efforts by the U.S. government to seriously explore the UFO mystery:
Harry Reid, political pugilist and longtime Senate majority leader, dies
Former Sen. Harry Reid (Nev.), one of the Senate’s longest-serving majority leaders and a Democrat who played a central role in enacting former President Obama’s biggest legislative accomplishments…
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