Senate power-sharing agreement reached, Schumer announces, allowing Democrats to take control of com
Source: CNN
A deal has been reached in the Senate in principle on a power-sharing agreement that had precluded Democrats from taking control of the committees, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday morning.
"I am happy to report this morning that the leadership of both parties have finalized the organizing resolution for the Senate," Schumer said on the Senate floor. "We will pass the resolution through the Senate today, which means that committees can promptly set up and get to work with Democrats holding the gavels."
Democrats took control of the Senate in January after winning a pair of US Senate seats in Georgia and the White House. However, a stalemate has prevented the party from taking control of key committees since the chamber is operating under the rules of the last Congress, when the GOP was in charge, delaying consideration of Cabinet nominees, including attorney general nominee Merrick Garland, who is expected to receive bipartisan support.
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still_one
(92,059 posts)flying_wahini
(6,576 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,027 posts)I thought this was a no-brainer, yet here we are weeks later.
BumRushDaShow
(128,366 posts)that both sides had to re-jigger the committee assignments since the GOP lost 2 members and we gained 2 so each side needed to finalize who would be on what committees (and I think at least from the Democratic side, the Chairs were pretty much decided but the GOP might have decided to move people around and/or change "Ranking members" ).
bucolic_frolic
(43,027 posts)You always have the answers, and take the time.
BumRushDaShow
(128,366 posts)I am just itching to muzzle Graham (although sometimes that is hard to do ).
bdamomma
(63,788 posts)Graham he's the thorn on our sides, I wish the SOS of Georgia would press charges against him when he called about overturning the election. What ever happened about that incident???? Or how did he squeak out win against Jaime Harrison????
I read Lindsay was holding up the nomination of Merrick Garland for the DOJ. WTF!!!
BumRushDaShow
(128,366 posts)although I don't know how far they wanted to go to basically throw their party under the bus but...
And yes, Graham was gonna hold up all sorts of things while he was still Chair of the Judiciary Committee. Dick Durbin will be taking over that role as Chair and it's way past time for Lindsey to go pound sand.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,558 posts)"Thank you, sir! May I have another?" Drumpf walked all over him wearing golf shoes, and this shrinking violet came to love it, anyway. I have a feeling he might learn to enjoy the abrasive nature of sand.
BumRushDaShow
(128,366 posts)the only one who could "keep him in line" was John McCain (although that generally involved 1-trick pony foreign policy issues).
DLCWIdem
(1,580 posts)They also had to go over the rules they would be using to run the Senate such as the filibuster rule
BumRushDaShow
(128,366 posts)and I know that wouldn't have been the bulk of what they do when crafting one of those organizing resolutions (something they do every new "session" ).
DLCWIdem
(1,580 posts)For example, I've heard of restructuring the filibuster so that senators would have to stay on the floor during the filibuster.. I've heard of making it 55 instead of 60.
BumRushDaShow
(128,366 posts)It took a long time for them to eventually take the cloture figure down from 2/3rds to 3/5ths as it is currently (I think that Rule change happened in 1975 if I ballpark remember correctly).
DLCWIdem
(1,580 posts)BumRushDaShow
(128,366 posts)means that it's not going to be gotten rid of at this time.
DLCWIdem
(1,580 posts)He might just change his mind if the Republican get obstructionist. Just wait until a piece of there legislation gets blocked. They very well might change thier minds
BumRushDaShow
(128,366 posts)already had a (faux) Democrat switch parties (Jeff Van Drew now (R) NJ-2) I'd rather do more carrots than sticks with Manchin for the time being. Still have nightmares of the '90s when both Richard Shelby and Ben Nighthorse Campbell switched from (D) to (R) in the Senate. If we had a bigger margin, then it might make more sense to dangle (or take away) Chairmanships. But because we only hold the majority (and now the Chairs once the vote is done) due to VP Harris, then certain "battles" may have to wait for a better hand.
madaboutharry
(40,181 posts)It is his last morning of behaving like a whiney brat over Merrick Garland's hearing before the committee.
DFW
(54,268 posts)He saw the name Merrick Garland, thought it was February--2016--and was looking for a way to stifle the nomination until after the next presidential election, whose outcome he had been informed of secretly by McTurtle.
jmbar2
(4,859 posts)Best moniker yet!
PatSeg
(47,238 posts)I'm surprised it hadn't come up before.
GoneOffShore
(17,336 posts)machoneman
(3,994 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,558 posts)He'll just move forward the next thing to whine about. I'm sure there's some trifling nonsense waiting in the wings for his snivelling attention.
BumRushDaShow
(128,366 posts)Time to get this passed and take over and send Graham into obscurity.
Walleye
(30,935 posts)3catwoman3
(23,940 posts)...Graham is finally not the chair of the judiciary committee anymore?
groundloop
(11,513 posts)getagrip_already
(14,603 posts)The senate is intentionally a "deliberative body" with rules and strings and tangles. Mcconnel had enough control to slow things down. He did.
It's over, and frankly sooner than I would have guessed, but it seems impeachment helps here since even manchin didn't want to be treated like a minority during the hearings.
If it passes today - great. Just don't become a concern troll if it goes another day (or..).
Now lets ensure our senators are safe and well protected, because each one is a walking target.
question everything
(47,425 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,696 posts)Garland I mean. Graham may get off on the physical abuse however.
honest.abe
(8,609 posts)Well done Senate Majority Leader Schumer!
Laelth
(32,017 posts)That has been what McConnell was demanding before handing over the gavels. Did he get a promise from us on this? Anyone know?
-Laelth
iluvtennis
(19,822 posts)the filibuster. This happened last week.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)Manchin and Sinema can always change their minds if the circumstances are sufficiently dire.
-Laelth
iluvtennis
(19,822 posts)groundloop
(11,513 posts)Moscow Mitch had been insisting on having MAJORITY LEADER Schumer put it in writing that he promised not to kill the filibuster. Moscow Mitch relented, supposedly after assurances from Manchin and Sinema that they didn't plan to go along with that.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)-Laelth
ananda
(28,831 posts)And hopefully Reeps will see the painful side of justice!
getagrip_already
(14,603 posts)let's see if little lindsay goes there......
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)since Harry Reid ended filibusters for appointees.
Democrats vote to curb filibusters on appointees
https://news.yahoo.com/democrats-vote-curb-filibusters-appointees-174525409--politics.html
getagrip_already
(14,603 posts)Or was it something else?
iluvtennis
(19,822 posts)Response to groundloop (Original post)
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Politicub
(12,165 posts)was reached.
On edit: it still need to be voted on. I hope thats just a formality at this point.
cilla4progress
(24,709 posts)this?
Snackshack
(2,541 posts)Nice of the GOP to finally give the Dems permission to be the majority...
Take a picture because it will never happen again if the Dems do not WTFU and realize what the GOP is now. They are no longer your honorable colleague across the isle. The GOP treated Dems like 💩 for 8 yrs during PBOs time and 10x worse the last 4 yrs. The ramming through of a SCOTUS judge and what appears to be a legitimate attempt on the very lives of Dem members of congress on 6 Jan....and still the GOP is covering for the person who instigated this.
If the Dems do not use this majority in both chambers and the WH to aggressively push through legislation to address voting issues i.e. ES&S electronic voting machines, gerrymandering, voting rights, election security before the next election in 2022 the GOP is going to come back (especially if there is no Rep. or Senator held accountable for Big Lie and riot support) with the lessons learned from this attempt to become a permanent majority again and again and again until they get it.
11 Bravo
(23,925 posts)after Chuck Schumer shoves it straight up his ass.