Republican Congressman Is Unaware There Is No Surgeon General To Head Ebola Response

[Yupster]

53. Here's the definition of a senate hold

from the US Senate website, www.senate.gov

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hold - An informal practice by which a senator informs his or her floor leader that he or she does not wish a particular bill or other measure to reach the floor for consideration. The majority leader need not follow the senator's wishes, but is on notice that the opposing senator may filibuster any motion to proceed to consider the measure.
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So, now after all these years, street fighter Harry Reid has developed a case of excessive courtesy?

As I said before, Senator Reid can call a vote for Surgeon General any day he wants to and have the guy confirmed. All he has to do is convince 50 Democratic senators (Biden breaks tie) to vote yes.

He won't do that before the election because more than five Democratic senators have told him they will not vote for this nominee.