Tea party stalwart calls vote to raise the debt ceiling a ‘show vote’
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Senate Democrats Go ‘Nuclear’ to Curb the Filibuster
Senate Democrats pushed through a historic change to the chamber’s rules on Thursday, doing away with filibusters on executive appointments and most judicial nominations in a bid to ease the gridlock gripping the chamber.
The …
Senate Republicans Block Two Obama Nominees
The showdown signals a return to congressional trench warfare over executive branch confirmations
Wendy Davis Announces Bid For Texas Governor’s Seat
The Democrat who rose to national fame after her 11-hour filibuster in June faces a tough uphill battle
Wendy Davis Eyes Texas Governor Run
Democrat became star for filibuster of antiabortion bill
Ted Cruz Reads ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ on Senate Floor — And That’s Not the Weird Part
What’s weird is that Cruz’s marathon speech, in protest against Obamacare, is technically not a filibuster
Best Friday Ever: Bernie Sanders Is Still Talking
Update: Sanders yielded the floor at about 7 p.m. The clerk called the roll.
If you are near a television, turn on CSpan2. If you are online, watch the feed here. He has held the Senate floor, more or less, since 10:25 a.m.
Also you should check out isberniesandersstilltalking.com.
Alex does some of the early blow-by-blow …
Fillibusters, Fights, Fundraising: We’re in an Election Season
This morning Washington woke up to reports on how the White House was going to go after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s opposition to the financial reregulation bill. “McConnell’s arguments that the Democrat’s plan for Wall Street reform will perpetuate bailouts is pure fantasy cooked up by Frank Luntz in a right wing focus …
Make ’em Filibuster, Jobs Edition
The Senate is bracing for a possible all-nighter as leaders have thus far failed to reach an agreement on the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act. You may remember this as Harry Reid’s relatively small $15 billion jobs bill that he introduced after yanking the Baucus/Grassley deal. The House then passed an amended version, …
Bunning Caves
More than five days after he began but two days too late to prevent a cut off in services that will now have to be fixed retroactively, Senator Jim Bunning gave up his one-man filibuster of a $10 billion bill to extend unemployment benefits for 30 days. The measure passed with large bipartisan support 78-19. The Kentucky Republican said …
Make ‘Em Filibuster: Bunning Edition
Senate Democrats are looking to force Jim Bunning, who has single handedly blocked a bill extending unemployment insurance benefits (amongst other provisions) causing them to lapse on Sunday, into an actual filibuster. Well, sort of. Roll Call reports that Dems are lining up a series of senators who will attempt to move for a vote on the …
Bunning Budges?
Third Floor U.S. Senate
The GOP Senate conference is downstairs having their weekly policy lunch on the second floor of the Senate. I hear Kentucky’s Jim Bunning is getting an earful in the meeting and rumors are swirling that he may cave and accept Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s offer to have a vote on his plan to use stimulus …
Re: Politics of Process…
Michael, per this post, I’d again like to make this argument: The filibuster is not the problem. The filibuster is the solution. If only they made Senators like they used to.
UPDATE: For those of you Swamplanders who want to delve into the geeky details of what it takes to actually conduct a filibuster, here’s a link to a 2003 report …