The Washington Independent

Tuesday, May 29th, 2012

Posts Tagged majority

The Four-Month Supermajority

By | 01.15.10 | 9:03 am

In the final stretch of the Massachusetts special election for Senate, Republican candidate Scott Brown has focused on “restoring balance” to Washington. He’ll be the “41st vote” to filibuster legislation; the Democrats’ hold on 60 votes has let liberals run the country into the ground. “That’s not what the founders More…

Congress, Heal Thyself

By | 11.11.09 | 1:34 pm

Congress this year is on a tear against bad behavior in the corporate world. Lawmakers have passed credit card reforms to protect Americans from the worst abuses of the big banks; they’re moving now on health reforms to protect Americans from the worst practices of the More…