Word: filibusterer
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Looming in the background of last November’s presidential election was the possibility that the Democrats in the Senate could reach the magic number: By holding 60 seats in the Senate, they could overcome Republican filibusters and push through a liberal agenda without significant interference from their more...
Even as Baucus works to bring Republicans on board, he will also have to deal with some of his fellow Democrats who are pushing to include health-care legislation in budget "reconciliation" - an aggressive maneuver that would mean it requires only 51 votes to pass the Senate, rather than the...
The House bill includes a controversial provision for so-called reconciliation - which would leave the door open to piggyback massive programs on the budget like universal health care in case they fail to make it through the regular legislative process. House Democrats and the Administration support such a move specifically...
Yet, when it came to the stimulus package, an urgently necessary and popular measure, it took significant concessions to get three Republicans (all from states where Obama is wildly popular) on board to clear the filibuster, and, aside from them, no Republican even came to the table. This may only...
Changing the rules is a risky proposition. Democrats hold 57, soon to be 58, seats in the Senate, so changing filibuster procedures may turn out to be unnecessary until at least 2010, when the deck will be reshuffled again. Yet, if current trends continue, a point may arrive when some...