US leaders pay tribute to late Democratic Senator

President Joe Biden and Former President Barack Obama joined other Democratic leaders from around the country Saturday in commemorating former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who rose from childhood poverty and deprivation in Nevada to become one of the nation's most powerful elected officials.

The turnout at Reid's Las Vegas memorial service testified to Reid's impact on some of the most consequential legislation of the 21st century. Reid died Dec. 28 at home in Henderson, Nevada, at 82 of complications from pancreatic cancer.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who described Reid to mourners as a “truly honest and original character," were speaking during an invitation-only memorial for the longtime Senate leader.