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…
Filibuster reform effort paying off
The latest (see below) on the effort to reform the U.S. Senate’s filibuster rules that have led to paralysis in that body are paying off. Thanks for all the calls you have made. The next 24 to 36 hours are critical for you to contact Senator Harry Reid’s office and…
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…