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I hear from a lot of folks every day who are frustrated with the status quo in Washington. They’re sick of gridlock, dysfunction, and petty political fighting keeping legislators from getting their jobs done. And you know what? I agree. The Senate used to be called the world’s greatest deliberative body. Now it’s more like a graveyard for good ideas -- and the shovel is the broken filibuster and the misuse of other procedural tactics. That’s why one of the reforms that my colleagues and I are trying to enact is the “talking filibuster.” The talking filibuster would force Senators to take a stand -- literally -- for their positions, because Senate rules should be used to foster debate, not silently obstruct legislation. Sign the petition demanding common sense rules reform now.
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 21:32:41 +0000

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