http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1384 BTC News: News, politics, opinion and satire Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:52:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1384/comment-page-1#comment-1066737 DallasNE Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:19:58 +0000 http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/?p=1384#comment-1066737 That is only part of the story. Republicans also use the fillabuster to prevent the naming of conference members on bills that have passed both houses of Congress. One example is a bill to implement the Homeland Security recommendation from Hart-Rudman. It passed in the Senate with 64 votes but now can't get the 60 votes necessary to name conference members to iron out differences with the House passed measure. Is there any wonder that Congress gets low approval ratings from the American people. That is only part of the story. Republicans also use the fillabuster to prevent the naming of conference members on bills that have passed both houses of Congress. One example is a bill to implement the Homeland Security recommendation from Hart-Rudman. It passed in the Senate with 64 votes but now can’t get the 60 votes necessary to name conference members to iron out differences with the House passed measure. Is there any wonder that Congress gets low approval ratings from the American people.

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