Democrats threaten to bring Senate to a crawl over FBI firing

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SOURCE: THE HILL

URL: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/332736-senate-dems-threaten-to-block-committee-hearings-over-comey-firing

by Jordain Carney

Democrats are threatening to slow the Senate to a crawl in response to President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey.

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the No. 2 Senate Democrat, launched the effort by objecting to the Senate GOP's routine request to allow 13 committee hearings to take place on Wednesday.

"Because of the decision last night by the president of the United States to terminate the director of the FBI and the questions that its raised we gathered together, the Democratic senators on the floor, and listened as our leader at least suggested a path for us to follow as an institution facing this constitutional question," Durbin said from the Senate floor.

The move abruptly ended a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that had already started.

Democrats are holding a caucus meeting to discuss how to move forward after Comey's firing.

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) requested that McConnell ask Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to meet in a separate closed-door briefings with senators.

Wednesday isn't the first time Democrats have tried to leverage the Senate schedule.

Former Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) warned last year that he would block committee meetings as part of a protest after Republicans refused to hold hearings or votes on Merrick Garland, former President Obama's Supreme Court nominee. Democrats quickly backed down from that threat.

Senate committees can still meet, but under the Senate's "two-hour rule,” they are limited to meeting during the first two hours after the Senate convenes.

A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing ended abruptly Wednesday after word spread that Senate Democrats were planning a slowdown of committee business.

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[Wingnut]

Its all a desperate act by a sewer full of rats with no trump card to play.

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Dems threaten to bring Senate to a crawl over FBI firing
By Jordain Carney - 05/10/17 11:32 AM EDT

Democrats are threatening to slow the Senate to a crawl in response to President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey.
 
"We clearly have the option of slowing down the proceedings of the Senate if there's not proper response from Republicans," Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said after a closed-door Democratic caucus meeting focused on Comey's firing.
 
Democrats fired a warning shot Wednesday.

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[Idiot]

How could it possibly go any slower....lolololol.

[Doug Loss]

They imagine that we want the Senate to be more active than it is currently.  Frankly, I'd be quite happy if they (and the House) were less active.  And certainly if they had less ability to screw with us, the American people.

[Doug Loss]

How could it possibly go any slower....lolololol.

Why would we want it to be more effective and efficient?  It's already overstepping its Constitutional authority in so many ways.  I say, just shut down the whole federal gov't for a while and be done with it.  See what happens...

[Cripplecreek]

Good. The less that happens in Washington the better.

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[jmyrlefuller]

They imagine that we want the Senate to be more active than it is currently.  Frankly, I'd be quite happy if they (and the House) were less active.  And certainly if they had less ability to screw with us, the American people.

Well, there is the issue of Obamacare repeal they need to take up.