Tag Archives: Mitch McConnell

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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Andrew Kaczynski: Senate Assistant Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Senate Filibuster (2005)

Posted on November 21, 2013 by kireschneider

. Source:The New Democrat  Newsflash, there’s bipartisan hypocrisy when it comes to the Senate filibuster. And a big example of why the U.S. Congress has a ten percent approval rating, because the upper chamber uses and complains about the filibuster … 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 American Conservative: Daniel McCarthy: Why The Shutdown is a Disaster For Small-Government Principles

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Rik Schneider

Source:The FreeState I saw and interview on CNN’s The Situation Room today. And Wolf Blitzer who was interviewing Republican Representative Peter King, a Conservative Republican by any standard outside of the Tea Party wing of the Republican Party, who basically … 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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