CWA Commends Leader Reid and Democratic Senators Who Voted to End Gridlock in U.S. Senate

[Omaha Steve]

http://nhlabornews.com/2013/11/cwa-commends-leader-reid-and-democratic-senators-who-voted-to-end-gridlock-in-u-s-senate/

By NH Labor | November 21, 2013

Washington, D.C. –Today, Senate Majority Leader Reid and nearly every Democratic Senator have acted to end Senate gridlock and obstruction on Presidential nominations.

The Communications Workers of America commends Leader Reid for his leadership in ensuring that the President’s executive and most judicial nominations get an up-or-down vote. Today’s Senate action restores an important principle of our democracy.

The Senate majority’s procedural action means that President Obama’s nominations will get confirmation votes.

This procedure isn’t new and there’s nothing “nuclear” or revolutionary about it. Instead, it is the Republicans’ recent strategy of preventing up or down votes on qualified nominees without respect to their merits that has been a radical departure from Senate history.

FULL story at link.

[msongs]

1. yes now that is has actually been used Reid is to be congratulated. nt