Pounce! Dems To Keep Senate Open All Night To Force GOP Hand On Financial Reform

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Pounce! Dems To Keep Senate Open All Night To Force GOP Hand On Financial Reform

Frustrated by an ongoing campaign by the GOP to block debate on financial reform legislation, Democrats plan to hold the Senate floor open all night, potentially holding repeated votes to break the filibuster, or forcing Republicans to publicly object to debating their bill. But the move comes just as Republicans appear closer than ever to throwing in the towel.

"The voting is up to the Majority Leader, how often they vote," Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin told reporters after Republicans, for the third straight day, voted in lockstep to prevent debate on the Democrats' bill. "Staying in session? Making unanimous consent requests? Those things are all options.... Votes may be recurring regularly."

Republicans, though, don't seem long for this fight. Earlier today, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell sounded close to ceding, calling his filibuster a useful exercise, but implying that it will soon come to an end.

"There is s some dissension within (McConnell's) ranks and I hope we see it in the votes soon," Durbin added.

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[high density]

1. Set the DVR for C-SPAN2.

lol

[Skidmore]

2. Let me direct your attentiont this thread.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8231493

[mvd]

3. Keep trying. It will pass

:thumbsup:

[Deep13]

4. "...comes just as Republicans appear closer than ever to throwing in the towel."

Well timed, Dems. This is the time for maximum effort to prevent them from regrouping.

[hootinholler]

5. "implying that it will soon come to an end."

Of course it will. The way to handle these things is to actually make them filibuster.

-Hoot

[lumberjack_jeff]

6. "about to throw in the towel"? Democrats, hurry! Compromise before its too late!! n/t