NEW : Sen. Harry Reid : ` ` I wish there was some way I could defend him , but I ca n't . '' The Senate Majority Leader said he had no choice but to vote for the bill because it would pass with a simple majority of 51 votes. Bloomberg says it 's time to focus on the country 's problems , not this . Weiner initially released written statements claiming that he was the victim of a hacker and a prank . Republicans target lawmakers who 've accepted donations from Weiner .
NEW : Sen. Harry Reid : ` ` I wish there was some way I could defend him , but I ca n't . '' The Senate Majority Leader said he had no choice but to vote for the bill because it would pass with a simple majority of 51 votes. Bloomberg says it 's time to focus on the country 's problems , not this . Republicans target lawmakers who 've accepted donations from Weiner .