Obama called Reid Tuesday to congratulate him, and had earlier - TopicsExpress



          

Obama called Reid Tuesday to congratulate him, and had earlier called a handful of Democrats who had been reluctant to support the nuclear option, including Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). For all the celebration at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, a handful of junior members of the Senate made the Democratic victory possible. Reid acknowledged as much Tuesday by sharing his weekly press conference with progressive Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.), two outspoken advocates of filibuster reform whose fight to improve Senate functionality dates to early 2009. remember their names...Pd~ huffingtonpost/2013/07/17/senate-filibuster-reform-2013_n_3607294.html
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 15:49:29 +0000

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