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  1. 12-24-2010, 03:48 PM #1
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    Democrats Seek Changes to Senate Procedures

    By CARL HULSE
    Published: December 24, 2010
    WASHINGTON — Frustrated by regular filibusters and other procedural blockades, Senate Democrats are urging their leadership to negotiate with Republicans to change the rules that govern how the Senate does business.

    The Democrats would leave intact the ability of the minority party to filibuster legislation and nominations, meaning that in most cases it would still take 60 votes to get anything done in the Senate. But they want to require senators to be on the floor if they intend to try to debate a bill to death and would make other changes to streamline the Senate’s operations, including ending the practice of secret “holdsâ€
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  2. 12-24-2010, 04:42 PM #2
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    Yea, and 43 non amendable bills brought to the floor the past 2 yrs. That amount is how many times the last 7 congresses did. Dems are desperate and they know it.
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    [quote]In a letter to Senator Harry Reid, the majority leader, Democratic senators expressed “strong sentimentâ€
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