Wyden, Merkley Tackle Senate Rules

[nadinbrzezinski]

WASHINGTON -- While much of the focus on Capitol Hill has been on the Republican takeover of the House and its proposed rule changes, the Senate is getting to work on its own issues, and Oregon Democrats Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are in the thick of it.
Here are their news releases, issued Wednesday afternoon:

Wyden, Grassley, McCaskill, Collins Introduce Resolution to End Secret Holds

Washington, D.C. – As the 112th Congress gavels in this afternoon, the bipartisan coalition fighting to end secret holds has introduced a resolution to eliminate the undemocratic practice and move the Senate closer to an up-or-down vote on their proposal. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced the Secret Holds Reform Resolution that forces all holds to be disclosed to the public after one day, eliminating the ability of one senator to hijack the legislative process without being held accountable.

“The first day of the new congress is the perfect time to begin making the Senate fairer and more accountable to the public,” Wyden said. “For too long, secret holds have given one senator the power to grind the legislative process to a halt without any accountability. The bipartisan group of senators standing up against this practice is growing. The tide of reform is moving with us and the Senate must be able to take an up-or-down vote on the merits of secret holds to show who the allies of transparency are and who are the allies of obstruction.”

http://www.ktvz.com/news/26379932/detail.html

I wish them luck folks

[Reader Rabbit]

1. Go, Oregon!

Maybe the Ducks will win, too?

[aquart]

2. One effing miracle at a time.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. As long as I don't have to wait two more years

for a christmas miracle!