This might be a decisive week for the U.S. Senate that will determine if it can carry on the routine business of the body to approve or not approve Presidential nominations to head agencies and to serve on the courts. According to a story in The Hill this morning, Senate…
Senate video worth watching
Momentum is building in the U.S. Senate for change in the filibuster rules. If you remember at the start of the current session Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid refused to allow a vote on significantly changing the filibuster rules. The Senate has become dysfunctional with nothing really getting done due…
Sign the petition to fix the U.S. Senate
Please join with Senators Jeff Merkley, Tom Udall and Tom Harkin, by telling Senate leaders to include a real, talking filibuster in any package of Senate rules reforms. Clickhere to sign our petition—Sens. Merkley, Udall and Harkin will see to it thatSenate leaders hear your message. Between now and January…
What Does it Take to Filibuster?
The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote on reforming its filibuster rules on January 22. Here are 5 Senators that need to hear that you are tired of a dysfunctional body that doesn’t get anything done on the problems facing our country including promoting economic development.Senator Harry ReidSenator Max BaucusSenator…
Action Alert! Filibusters should be for talking, not hiding
If you believe that the U.S. Senate is dysfunctional, nobody gets along, there is no cooperation, important legislation never gets approved….you’re not alone. But there is hope. Read my op.ed below that ran in The Hill today. It describes the Senate filibuster rules problem and what is being proposed to…
Harry, Fix the Senate
Action Alert! Call NOW to push filibuster reform Possibly as early as today U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will make a decision that will determine if the Senate will remain a dysfunctional body that can’t address any of the nation’s problems for the next two years. Senator Reid is…
Action Alert! (Push Filibuster Reform)
Harry, Fix the Senate Call NOW to push filibuster reform Possibly as early as today U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will make a decision that will determine if the Senate will remain a dysfunctional body that can’t address any of the nation’s problems for the next two years. Senator…