Filibuster Health Care

Pearlstein: Restore Majority Rule To The Senate

The Washington Post | Steven Pearlstein | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


By now most people have heard the story of the frog that's put in a pot of cold water on a hot stove and doesn't notice as it is gradually boiled to d...

Sam Stein

Kyl: I've Talked With Lieberman About His Filibuster Threat

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics


The second-ranking Republican in the United States Senate acknowledged on Thursday that he has had conversations with Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn) a...

Sam Stein

Lieberman Rejected Filibusters On Other Bills He Opposed, But Not Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics


Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) announced on Tuesday that he would vote to sustain a filibuster of health care legislation unless changes were made to...

Sam Stein

Labor Leader Warns Of "Price To Pay" For Dems Who Support Health Care Filibuster

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics


One of the nation's most powerful union leaders warned conservative Democratic senators on Thursday that there would be a "price to pay" if they voted...