U.S. Senate – Delaware Liberal

Democrats, Please Use Your Power

By Unstable Isotope November 4, 201056 Comments

I give some ideas of what Democrats can do in the lame duck session and discuss what I've learned from this year's election.

We Will Miss Ted Kaufman

By Unstable Isotope October 1, 201051 Comments

Ted Kaufman is leaving the Senate, but not leaving public service all together. He's been chosen as the new head of the Bailout Oversight Committee.

Here’s Why We Need Senate Reform

By Unstable Isotope September 28, 201038 Comments

South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint says he will block any legislation that isn't cleared through his office.

Filibuster Reform Gaining Momentum

By Unstable Isotope July 29, 20103 Comments

Netroots Nation panel on filibuster reform.

Senator Robert Byrd Dies

By Unstable Isotope June 28, 201032 Comments

West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd, 92, passed away this morning.

Financial Reform Passes The Senate

By Unstable Isotope May 20, 20105 Comments

President Obama scored another big legislative victory in the Senate tonight. The Senate approved a far-reaching financial regulation bill Thursday evening, paving the way for enactment of the most extensive…

The GOP Is Now Officially Guilty of Petulance

By Scott P March 25, 201024 Comments

I think it was noted here somewhere the other day that on Tuesday, Senate Republicans used a little-known rule to prevent hearings from proceeding past 2:00 PM. In fact, our…

Filibuster Reform on the Horizon?

By Scott P March 11, 20104 Comments

This sounds like welcome news to me. Via Ezra Klein and Sam Stein of HuffPo, there is starting to be some serious talk about filibuster reform. Yesterday at a reporters' briefing, Harry Reid had some interesting comments about the present and future of Senate procedure.

The New “Super Majority” Problem

By pandora December 21, 200931 Comments

Despite all our differences on Health Care, the real problem is the new 60 vote or nothing framework. This new Super Majority or nothing dilemma must be addressed if we…

Senate Bill Passes First Cloture Vote

By Unstable Isotope December 21, 20091 Comment

Early this morning the Senate health care reform bill passed its first cloture vote. Moments ago, the Senate voted 60-40 to end the Republican filibuster of the manager’s amendment to…

A Modest Healthcare Proposal

By liberalgeek December 8, 20096 Comments

I would love to see an interim law get passed for heathcare reform that drops all elected legislators from their government healthcare as of January 1st. This will give legislators…

Senate Health Care Reform Debate Starts Today

By Unstable Isotope November 30, 20091 Comment

The debate on the health care reform deal starts today in the U.S. Senate at 3 p.m. There is still one major sticking point in the negotiations: the fate of…

Senate Health Care Reform Bill Unveiled

By Unstable Isotope November 19, 200911 Comments

Last night the Harry Reid unveiled the Senate health care reform bill, called The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The whole bill can be read here (warning PDF) and…