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For years, McCain has been up against a 60-vote hurdle - thanks to a promised filibuster from Mitch McConnell - to get his legislation into floor debate, and for each tilt at the windmill McCain enjoyed unanimous Democratic support. This year, with the Senate at 50-50 and McCain still enjoying...
We applaud the vow of Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) to lead a filibuster to block the energy bill. Moreover, we encourage Congress to pass the bipartisan legislation introduced by Representatives Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Nancy L. Johnson (R-Conn.) in the House (as well as Sen...
Opponents, from Jimmy Carter (who first set aside the refuge) to just about every Democrat and environmentalist in town, say the five-year time pre-production lag makes this a bad response to a current energy pinch, and a short-term sellout of one of the last unspoiled places in...
Waller: Yes. The interesting thing, of course, about this kind of margin is that it would have been enough to maintain a filibuster, if [Senator Edward] Kennedy had gathered the support to forge ahead and [Democrat Senate leader Tom] Daschle had welcomed the idea. There's no appetite here for...
Waller: Senator Kennedy now says he won't filibuster the nomination, so there will probably be a vote Thursday. This is what Daschle wanted; even though he plans to vote against Ashcroft, Daschle has made it very clear he's not in favor of filibusters on Cabinet nominations - in part...