New York Times Still Calling Reid’s Bill Failure “Republican Filibuster”
By R. Mitchell on Jul 31, 2011 in Politics
This afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s debt bill, S.627, failed to get to a vote for passage. The vote to end debate, otherwise known as a cloture vote, failed 50-49 as 60 votes are required to end debate. Although Harry Reid has refused two offers by Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell to vote here [...]
