Tag Archives: Harry Reid

PBS NewsHour: Senate Advances bill to Restore Benefits For Long-Term Unemployed

Posted on January 7, 2014 by kireschneider

. Source:The New Democrat  Good news for unemployed workers and I did here a couple of positive things even from Speaker of the House John Boehner. Who basically said the current bill in the Senate is dead on arrival in … Continue reading →

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Filibuster Flashback: Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid on Senate Filibuster (2005)

Posted on November 21, 2013 by kireschneider

. Source:The New Democrat  Senate Democrats in favor of the filibuster before they were against it as it relates to presidential nominees. Again just goes to the bipartisan hypocrisy and an example of why the U.S. Congress has a ten-percent … Continue reading →

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The Daily Beast: Ben Jacobs: Harry Reid Goes Nuclear on Filibusters

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Derik Schneider

The Daily Beast: Congress: Harry Reid Goes Nuclear on Filibusters The New Democrat Just to be perfectly clear, the Senate filibuster on executive and lower judicial nominations, meaning non-Supreme Court appointments to the federal bench have been removed from possible … Continue reading →

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The Young Turks: Cenk Uygur: ‘Harry Reid Full Of Cat Shit On Filibuster Nuclear Option’: Bipartisan Bullshit Strikes Again

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Derik Schneider

Source:Free State MD I was watching a little of C-SPAN today before I went bike riding and went out and did what I needed to do. Why, because I’m a political junky whose interested in other things than the George … Continue reading →

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Slate Magazine: David Weigel- Filibuster Reform Kicks Open the Coffin & Returns From the Dead

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Erik Schneider

Source:FRS FreeState I wouldn’t mind having a super majority requirement to confirm executive appointments in the U.S. Senate, if the leaderships in both parties were responsible and not blocking appointments because they are being made by a president from the … Continue reading →

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