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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSenSchumer:Because the Senate Republicans have no respect for the institution, we won't have busines
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Chuck Schumer
@SenSchumer
Because the Senate Republicans have no respect for the institution, we wont have business as usual here in the Senate.
Igor Bobic
@igorbobic
Schumer confirms Dems invoked the two-hour rule today to prevent Senate committees from meeting over GOP push on Supreme Court.
We cant have business as usual when Republicans are destroying the institution, as they have done.
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SenSchumer:Because the Senate Republicans have no respect for the institution, we won't have busines (Original Post)
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Sep 2020
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Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)1. Good
gum up the works as much as possible.
Enterstageleft
(3,396 posts)3. Hold their feet to the fire
Thekaspervote
(32,762 posts)4. For those that say our leadership is spineless..I give you this!
DavidDvorkin
(19,475 posts)5. Defined here
For those who didn't know what it was, which includes me:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/schumer-invokes-rule-to-block-senate-committee-hearings/
Under the rule, no Senate committee or subcommittee can meet after the Senate has been in session for two hours or after 2 p.m. The move potentially delays a briefing on national security and a confirmation hearing for Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf.