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Reid: ‘It’s Time To Change The Senate Before This Institution Becomes Obsolete’

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., tells reporters that Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, and House Republicans are the obstacle to ending the government shutdown crisis, at the Capitol in Washington... Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., tells reporters that Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, and House Republicans are the obstacle to ending the government shutdown crisis, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013. President Barack Obama brought congressional leaders to the White House on Wednesday for the first time since a partial government shutdown began, but there was no sign of progress toward ending an impasse that has idled 800,000 federal workers and curbed services around the country. MORE LESS
By Igor Bobic
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November 21, 2013 5:48 a.m.
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said Thursday that a change in Senate procedure with respect to judicial and executive branch nominees was necessary to preserve the institution in the future.

“It’s time to change the Senate before this institution becomes obsolete,” he said on the Senate floor. “The need for change is so, so very obvious. It’s clearly visible.”

Democratic aides told TPM Thursday that Reid may invoke the “nuclear option” to reform the filibuster with 50 votes.

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Igor Bobic (@igorbobic)  Igor Bobic is the assistant editor of Talking Points Memo, helping oversee the site's coverage of politics and policy in Washington. While originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Igor feels best at home on the beaches of Southern California. He can be reached at igor@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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