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Reid plots final days in power
thehill.com ^ | Nov. 7, 2014 | Alexander Bolton

Posted on 11/07/2014 5:54:42 AM PST by PROCON

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) hopes to confirm 50 of President Obama’s nominees and move an omnibus spending bill in a last hurrah before Democrats give up power in the Senate.

The nominees are part of a packed lame-duck schedule that Reid is furiously planning, and that will be a topic at Friday’s White House lunch meeting between Obama and congressional leaders.

Reid also wants to move a package of expiring tax provisions, the annual Defense Department authorization bill and an extension of a tax moratorium on Internet purchases in the weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

That will be a challenge not only because of the tight schedule, but because of expected clashes between Democrats over what should be prioritized before Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) takes over the Senate’s agenda in January.

For example, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), who is about to lose his chairmanship, is pushing for consideration of a bill reforming the National Security Agency despite opposition from other Democrats.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2014election; 2014electionanalysis; congress; harryreid; lameducksession; reid; senate; senateraces
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“There are 16 [district court] nominees on the floor and there are eight more district court nominees in committee and the expectation is that all of them can and should be confirmed before the end of the year,” said Michelle Schwartz, director of justice programs at the Alliance for Justice.

Obstruct, obstruct, obstruct!

1 posted on 11/07/2014 5:54:42 AM PST by PROCON
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To: PROCON

If anyone thought this feckless, pea-brained, mean-spirited, power-mad, little ‘man’ was going to go quietly, they were a fool.


2 posted on 11/07/2014 5:58:05 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: PROCON

I would filibuster everything - even motions for National Butter Day. Nothing to move between now and Jan 05.


3 posted on 11/07/2014 5:59:36 AM PST by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: PROCON

They’ll ram through as many as possible. Democrats are pathological scorched earthers.


4 posted on 11/07/2014 6:00:49 AM PST by headstamp 2
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

This should prove an interesting time to see if the Repubs have grown a set...even those in the lame duck congress. It will portend things to come.


5 posted on 11/07/2014 6:00:50 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: PROCON

If the Republicans had any bawls (which they don’t) they would essentially shut down the senate between now and the time they take over. The minority party in the Senate has a lot of power, even without the filibuster, they can make endless quorum calls and demand voice votes on ever minor procedural matter, they can put “holds” on judicial appointees from their home states, they can slow walk committees. If they really tried they could see NOTHING gets done between now and January.... Unfortunately, my guess is they will let all Obama’s pending nominees through without a peep and maybe even pass a few democrat leaning bills in the lameduck session, just to make the liberal media happy and prove they can “get along” and “work together” with Obama and the democrats.


6 posted on 11/07/2014 6:01:11 AM PST by apillar
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To: PROCON

Gee - whatever happened to “working together”


7 posted on 11/07/2014 6:01:28 AM PST by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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Course, I'm just a really, really good person----a really tolerant and compassionate conservative---but I think we should aid Harry Reid in the transition from Leader to Loser.

Let's give Harry a brand new office ....in the Capitol's sub-basement, next to the furnace. Harry'll just love his brand-new cardboard desk (some assembly required).

Although I hear phone service isn't hooked up down there yet. Too bad. Harry can always use smoke signals (from the handy furnace) to communicate.

And give 'ol Harry a comfortable desk chair---complete w/ comfy head and foot rests.......and tell him not to worry about all those silly electrical switches lying around.

Harry's new chair....with our compliments.

8 posted on 11/07/2014 6:01:55 AM PST by Liz (Another Clinton administration? Are you nuts?)
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"They’ll ram through as many as possible."

And that's just the GOPe Senators.....

9 posted on 11/07/2014 6:06:16 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: hal ogen

This should prove an interesting time to see if the Repubs have grown a set...

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I think we already know the answer to that. They are weak.

Its time to stop the talking and start producing. We want ACTION and RESULTS. Anything short of that is a waste of time.


10 posted on 11/07/2014 6:07:08 AM PST by Starboard
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To: PROCON

Filibuster EVERYTHING ....


11 posted on 11/07/2014 6:09:12 AM PST by 11th_VA (It may be legal, but it's still wrong)
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To: PROCON

Hey Harry. Just remember, payback can be a bitch. You’re not in a position to behave any way you want anymore.


12 posted on 11/07/2014 6:11:53 AM PST by Kenton
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To: PROCON

Reid executed a scorched earth policy during his reign. I’d serve the same right back at ‘em.


13 posted on 11/07/2014 6:11:55 AM PST by catfish1957 (Everything I needed to know about Islam was written on 11 Sep 2001)
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To: 2banana

amen

no mercy, no quarter

I can only hope that apparition I see, the ghost of Trent Lott is not lurking around


14 posted on 11/07/2014 6:12:00 AM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ..... Obama is public enemy #1)
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To: Paladin2

The house has to pass anything done by a dem senate.

The only thing they can “force” are appointments.

They will get nothing done.


15 posted on 11/07/2014 6:12:57 AM PST by Vermont Lt (Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
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To: Liz
Harry's new chair....with our compliments.

A Freeper can dream can't he? :)

16 posted on 11/07/2014 6:13:38 AM PST by catfish1957 (Everything I needed to know about Islam was written on 11 Sep 2001)
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To: PROCON

Flabbergast this clown by having teams of movers, designers and others sent to his “current” office every day m, throughout the day.


17 posted on 11/07/2014 6:14:57 AM PST by FreeAtlanta (Liberty or Big Government - you can't have both.)
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To: PROCON

This is where Ted and Rand will begin to shine brighter.

Look for some of the hold-over dems to take a stance against dingy harry’s tactics.


18 posted on 11/07/2014 6:16:02 AM PST by X-spurt (CRUZ missile - armed and ready.)
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To: PROCON

The system begs for change to end “Lame Duck” sessions.

Congress and the Senate should remain adjorned for two weeks after the election to effect a transition.
At the end of the two weeks new members should be sworn in and the new session of congress begins.

Presidents should make an immediate transition as soon as election results are certified.
In the time period between the election and certification the outgoing president should be restricted by law to acting only on issues of an emergency nature.


19 posted on 11/07/2014 6:17:37 AM PST by Iron Munro (“EARBOLA” – the nausea one gets when hearing the sound of Barack Obama 's voice)
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To: PROCON

I know it is a little off the subject, but I wonder just how many of the “retired” members of both the House & Senate will just blow off the last 30 days or so of their term. Maybe with press releases informing everyone about a sudden cold, flu or maybe family emergency or some such.


20 posted on 11/07/2014 6:19:45 AM PST by Tupelo (I am feeling more like Phillip Nolan by the day.)
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