08-19-2010, 04:13 PM
"It was immediately apparent to me that the system was broken," said Bennet, who won a hotly contested primary and faces a tough election this fall.
McCaskill said that while she had great respect for some Senate traditions, secret holds were "kind of where I decided to plant the flag."
She and other newer Democrats frequently have spoken on the Senate floor to condemn holds. She authored a letter, signed by 68 senators, including 11 Republicans, in which members pledged not to place such holds.
McCaskill also has worked with a Republican, Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, to bring more transparency to bills passed by "unanimous consent," meaning they are approved without debate or roll call votes. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100819/ap_o...ted_senate
McCaskill said that while she had great respect for some Senate traditions, secret holds were "kind of where I decided to plant the flag."
She and other newer Democrats frequently have spoken on the Senate floor to condemn holds. She authored a letter, signed by 68 senators, including 11 Republicans, in which members pledged not to place such holds.
McCaskill also has worked with a Republican, Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, to bring more transparency to bills passed by "unanimous consent," meaning they are approved without debate or roll call votes. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100819/ap_o...ted_senate