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Gop Obstructionism

Lefty Groups Raise $60,000 -- In One Day -- For Ad Attacking Grassley

The Plum Line | Greg Sargent | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics


Here's the latest sign that the public option, and the specter of GOP obstructionism, remain powerful motivators of the liberal base: Two progressive...

Schumer Privately Urging Dem Senators To Lay Political Groundwork For Dem-Only Health Care Bill

The Plum Line | Greg Sargent | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics


Senator Chuck Schumer is privately urging fellow Dem Senators to aggressively argue in the media that the GOP is wholly committed to blocking reform, ...

Sam Stein

Senate GOP Set To Block Troop Funding Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics


Republicans in the Senate may be walking into a political trap this week, in which their insistence on considering energy legislation leads them to bl...

Senate Legislation Blocked Constantly By Obscure Political Maneuvers

Huffington Post | Posted 07.06.2008 | Politics


The Huffington Post's Sam Stein reported last year on the aggressive tactics Republican senators were using to obstruct an unprecedented number of bil...

Sam Stein

Democratic Congressman Raises Specter Of "Nuclear Option"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.30.2008 | Politics


Three years ago, the United States Senate nearly came to a stand still as the Republican majority, citing Democratic obstructionism over judicial appo...

Sam Stein

GOP Obstruction Has Shattered Previous Record

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics


It has become a routine in the Senate. Last Friday, congressional Republicans, with the aid of a handful of Democrats, successfully obstructed the pas...