Here are some reflections on two significant events in Washington last week concerning Senate productivity and Obamacare. The Senate voted to return some degree of democracy to that chamber. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid allowed a simple majority of the Senate to approve allowing Presidential nominations (other than for the Supreme Court) to be approved …
After hundreds of thousands of calls and a million signatures on petitions, the U.S. Senate failed yesterday to agree on significant changes to its filibuster rules. A super majority of 60 votes will still be needed to pass legislation and the minority will still control much of the Senate’s process. There will be no “talking …
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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 ask him to support the …
