John Boehner: Filibuster Reform 'Designed To Marginalize Senate Republicans' http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/29/john-boehner-filibuster_n_2215654.html ....." Speaker John Boehner joined fellow Republicans in the Senate on Thursday in their battle to stop Democrats controlling that chamber from
curbing filibusters, threatening to ignore bills the Senate
sends him if Democrats have abused GOP senators' rights
to slow consideration of legislation.
The threat by Boehner, R-Ohio, represents an unusual
escalation across the Capitol building of a bitter partisan
fight that has been brewing in the Senate for weeks. It
also underscores a Republican effort to retain as much
power as they can next year, when Democrats will control
the White House and Senate and Republicans will lead only
the House.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has said that
on the first day of the new Congress in January, he may
take the unusual step of using a simple majority vote to
limit filibusters.
Usually it takes a two-thirds vote to change Senate rules.
A simple majority would mean Democrats could change
the filibuster rules without GOP support, and the threat
has infuriated Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-
Ky., and other Republicans. Democrats will control the new
Senate 55-45, including one Democratic-leaning
independent.
Boehner said that Reid's threat "is clearly designed to
marginalize Senate Republicans and their constituents
while greasing the skids for controversial, partisan
measures."
He added, "Any bill that reaches a Republican-led House
based on Senate Democrats' heavy-handed power play would be dead on arrival”.....
curbing filibusters, threatening to ignore bills the Senate
sends him if Democrats have abused GOP senators' rights
to slow consideration of legislation.
The threat by Boehner, R-Ohio, represents an unusual
escalation across the Capitol building of a bitter partisan
fight that has been brewing in the Senate for weeks. It
also underscores a Republican effort to retain as much
power as they can next year, when Democrats will control
the White House and Senate and Republicans will lead only
the House.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has said that
on the first day of the new Congress in January, he may
take the unusual step of using a simple majority vote to
limit filibusters.
Usually it takes a two-thirds vote to change Senate rules.
A simple majority would mean Democrats could change
the filibuster rules without GOP support, and the threat
has infuriated Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-
Ky., and other Republicans. Democrats will control the new
Senate 55-45, including one Democratic-leaning
independent.
Boehner said that Reid's threat "is clearly designed to
marginalize Senate Republicans and their constituents
while greasing the skids for controversial, partisan
measures."
He added, "Any bill that reaches a Republican-led House
based on Senate Democrats' heavy-handed power play would be dead on arrival”.....
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