Senate Republicans Sign Letter Stating They Will Block Most Democratic Legislation
Harry Reid better get his ass in gear and change the Senate filibuster rules, pronto. Because as long as we have a president who brings Bipartisanship, his rubber ducki e, to a gunfight, this isn’t going to change : WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans intend to block action on virtually all Democratic-backed legislation unrelated to tax cuts and government spending in the current postelection session of Congress, officials said Tuesday, adding that the leadership has quietly collected signatures on a letter pledging to carry out the strategy. If carried out, it would doom Democratic-backed attempts to end the Pentagon’s practice of discharging openly gay members of the military service and give legal status to young illegal immigrants who join the military or attend college. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has made both measures a priority as Democrats attempt to enact legislation long sought by groups that supported them in the recent midterm elections. A nuclear arms treaty with Russia that President Barack Obama wants ratified would not be affected, since any debate would take place under different rules than those that apply to legislation. Even so, its passage is not assured as Republicans are seeking concessions from the White House. Officials who disclosed the new Republican maneuver did so on condition of anonymity, saying they were not authorized to discuss it. It was not known how many of the Senate’s 42 Republicans had signed the draft letter, which the leadership intends to make public quickly.
Senate Republicans Sign Letter Stating They Will Block Most Democratic Legislation
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