Reid helped secure congressional passage of Obama's signature healthcare law in 2010 over sharp opposition from Republicans, and the former president said he could not have asked for a better friend.
You wanted Harry Reid 'in the foxhole with you' -Obama
"Despite the years he spent in Congress, despite all the power he wielded, his reputation as being the consummate Washington insider... What I came to realize was that Harry always remained something of an outsider in Washington," Obama said.