December 14, 2013

Senate Rules Changes Won't Prevent Delays





[From article]
Senate rules provide other ways beyond the now-curtailed filibuster to obstruct nominees. Hearings can be boycotted. Routine procedural approvals can be withheld. New Capitol Hill ambushes can be plotted, perhaps with tactics not yet seen. For a truly motivated minority, losing one weapon means it’s time to pick up another.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/11/22/209495/new-senate-rules-wont-cure-all.html

New Senate rules won’t cure all the delay and disharmony
BY MICHAEL DOYLE
McClatchy Washington Bureau
November 22, 2013

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