New Mexico Telegram » Entries tagged with "filibuster"
Sen. Tom Udall responds to Paul’s filibuster
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., responded to the filibuster by U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., after being prompted by New Mexico Telegram. In an email response earlier this evening, Udall told NM Telegram, “I respect Sen. Paul going down to the floor and demonstrating what a real filibuster looks like.” Udall was a support of filibuster reform, including requiring a “talking filibuster” like the one that Paul has been doing for over 12 hours. Paul is filibustering against … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, National News
Udall’s office says Hagel filibuster may show more need for reform
Nearly all Republican Senators voted to delay the confirmation of Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense on Thursday. The Republican Senators denied that it was actually a filibuster. The Washington Post has an explanation on what is exactly going on. Sarah Binder, an expert on legislative politics at George Washington University, explains what looks to be a distinction without a difference. “Technically, there’s no hard or fast definition of what constitutes a filibuster,” said Binder. “There’s just … Read entire article »
Filed under: Delegation, Featured
Udall’s filibuster reform efforts fall short
The efforts by Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., and other progressive Democrats to reform the filibuster have failed, as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have reached a deal to change the filibuster — but not as far as Udall and others would have liked. Updated 11:20 pm: See Udall’s statement at the bottom of the post. It appears that Reid used the threat of the progressive plan to extract more concessions from the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Delegation, Featured
Heinrich co-sponsors Udall filibuster reform resolution
The officer of Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., has co-sponsored the Senate resolution put forward by Sens. Tom Udall, D-N.M., Jeff Merkely, D-Ore., and Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, to amend filibuster rules. Heinrich had previously supported the efforts to amend the Senate filibuster rules by using the “constitutional option” but had not taken a stance on Udall’s specific reforms until now. “The abuse of the filibuster over the last decade has prevented vital legislation like the DREAM Act and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Delegation, Featured
Udall, others introduce change to Senate rules to reform filibuster
Senator Tom Udall, D-N.M. and two other Democratic Senators introduced a Senate Resolution that would change rules related to the filibuster. Udall has maintained since he was elected that the unprecedented use of the filibuster by the Republican minority has shown the need for changes to the filibuster process. One of the main pieces of the proposal put forward by Udall and Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Tom Harkin, D-Ill., is requiring a “talking filibuster” … Read entire article »
Filed under: Delegation, Featured
Udall says Levin-McCain filibuster proposal doesn’t go far enough
Senator Tom Udall, who has been a vocal proponent of filibuster reform since entering the Senate, says that a new plan by Sens. Carl Levin, D-Mich, Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and John McCain, R-Ariz., to reform the filibuster does not go far enough to address the problems the Senate faces. Udall says it would do nothing to reduce the “paralysis” that the Senate currently suffers from. Udall said in a statement to New Mexico Telegram that he … Read entire article »
Filed under: Delegation, Featured
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