WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) took to the floor of the U.S. Senate to invite all U.S. Senators to begin a conversation on how to restore the Senate’s capacity to effectively do the people’s business.<\/p>\n
In their address, the Senators highlighted how the current Senate procedures inhibit the Senate’s ability to pass legislation and have harmed the institution’s reputation as the “world’s greatest deliberative body.”<\/p>\n
\n“In 2015, it’s become clear that the frustration with the broken Senate is a bipartisan, equal opportunity frustration,” said Merkley. “Democrats and Republicans today have something deeply in common – a common interest in fixing the broken Senate. We need to work together to restore the Senate, and I invite all my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to join me and Sen. Udall in this dialogue.”<\/p>\n
“I support any senator’s right to oppose bad legislation, but abusing the Senate rules has only served to hurt the American people. We still need common-sense reforms, like a talking filibuster: if you want to filibuster, you should have to go to the floor and make your case,” Udall said. “Americans want a government that is fair, that is reasonable and that works. I’m proud of the progress we’ve made, but we still have a lot of work to do to ensure the Senate works for the American people again. I’ll keep pushing for these changes no matter who is in the majority.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The Senators noted that Senators of both parties have experienced near-universal frustration with the Senate’s operation over recent years, including frustrations for members of both the majority and the minority and under leadership of both parties.<\/p>\n
They pointed out that with control of the Presidency and the next Congress up in the air, the next year presents an open opportunity for Senators to figure out a path to improving the institution without disadvantaging either political party.<\/p>\n
The Senators reiterated proposed solutions to make the Senate work better – such as making it easier to get onto bills, improving the amendment process, and requiring a talking filibuster – and also invited their colleagues to put forward new ideas and begin a bipartisan dialogue about how to make the Senate work better regardless of politics.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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