The Morning Plum: Skittish Democrats putting filibuster reform in peril
Senators John Kerry and Jay Rockefeller say they're undecided but leaning towards a change. Senator-elect Joe Donnelly is uncommitted.www.washingtonpost.com
Conservative bloggers blast Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for filibuster ...
"Harry Reid is an obtuse and tyrannical majority leader, whose strong-arm tactics have compelled Republicans to threaten or launch a record number of filibusters," summarized Townhall.com's Guy Benson. "Now that Reid is positioning his caucus to blow ...www.politico.com
Today on The Cycle: filibuster reform
Harry Reid's filibuster reform effort received a boost from the president on Wednesday when the White House released a statement backing the decision.tv.msnbc.com
Filibuster reform could fix a dysfunctional Senate
... senator that if Republicans had been genuinely inclined toward bipartisanship, there would be no need for filibuster reform. Instead, the fix-the-filibuster movement is gathering steam. Majority Leader Harry Reid, who opposed an overhaul in the ...bostonglobe.com
Harry Reid: Filibuster Reform Will Be Pursued In The Next Congress
We will not do away with the filibuster, but we will make the senate a more meaningful place. We are going to make it so we can get things done.www.huffingtonpost.com
Filibuster Reform Poll: Americans Favor Requiring Real Debate
... Americans believe senators should have to "participate in debate for the entire filibuster," a proposal that has gained ground in recent weeks as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and President Barack Obama have thrown their support behind reform ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Steve Speak: Reforming the filibuster won't help
Majority Leader Harry Reid has been a Senate institution for years, but he's changed his mind and now says he wants to change the rules for filibusters when the new Senate convenes in January. President Obama signaled today that he's on board too.tv.msnbc.com
Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid Joust Over Filibuster Reform
For the second day in a row, Democratic Leader Harry Reid and Republican Leader Mitch McConnell had a tense exchange on the Senate floor over filibuster reform. Observers have decried gridlock in the Senate, especially since the 2010 election and many ...www.wfpl.org
Full speed ahead on filibuster reform?
On the Senate floor today, Harry Reid offered the clearest confirmation yet that he will move forward with filibuster reform at the start of the new Congress. He confirmed he is proposing to "do away with filibusters on the motion to proceed," which ...www.washingtonpost.com
Filibuster reform may sway debt talks
McConnell said that if he were in Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) position, "the last ... Some Republicans wonder whether Reid is using the threat of filibuster reform as a bargaining chip in the year-end push for a deficit-reduction ...thehill.com
Harry Reid Called Filibuster Reform He Now Supports 'Illegal' and 'Un-American'
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Talking, Cured
ONE item likely to be on the 113th Congress's agenda - the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, has hinted as much - is filibuster reform. Over the last three Congresses, the number of filibusters introduced by minority Republicans has hit record ...www.nytimes.com
White House Backs Reid's Filibuster Reforms
The White House on Wednesday indicated it was in favor of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's move to change the rules regarding the filibuster, the Huffington Post reports. The President has said many times that the American people are demanding ...livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com
The Coming Filibuster War
Reasonably thorough Politico piece today on Harry Reid's plans for filibuster reform. Forget the fiscal cliff. The filibuster reform fight, if pursued, could be far bigger and way, way, way more acrimonious. The situation here is that nothing is more ...www.thedailybeast.com
What Filibuster 'Reform' Is Really About
Posted with permission from Cato @ Liberty. As the current Congress wraps up, and in the after-glo of the election, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is proposing to limit the ability of senators to filibuster in the next Congress. Of course, we ...www.unitedliberty.org
Beginning of the end? Half the Senate now supports filibuster reform
Senator Jeff Merkley, who is prodding colleagues behind the scenes, has proposed reforms that, among other things, would force the aforementioned "talking filibuster." Harry Reid has voiced support for nixing the "motion to proceed"; you'd no longer ...www.washingtonpost.com
Dems Defend Filibuster Reform Effort: 'McConnell Has Broken The Social Contract'
On the Senate floor Monday afternoon, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell railed against his counterpart, Harry Reid, and a "cohort of short-sighted Senate sophomores," for proposing to modify the Senate's filibuster rules on the first day of the ...tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com
Harry Reid's Power Grab: Filibuster Reform
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is pushing forward with a legislative ploy that would dramatically reshape the way the legislative process works.aclj.org
Harry Reid: Senate will pursue filibuster reform
Harry Reid: Senate will pursue filibuster reform Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada speaks to the media at the Capitol about the payroll tax cut extension and other measures in Washington, on Friday, Dec. 23, 2011.www.salon.com
Reid, McConnell Suggest Filibuster Reform Talks
That would track results 2005, when Republicans' threat to use "the nuclear option" of a majority vote to bar filibusters of judges drew Democratic concessions. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., during a floor debate Tuesday morning said he ...www.nationaljournal.com
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