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Jim Bunning's Back: Blocking Nominees Over Canadian Smoking Law
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| Contributor | Servo |
| Last Edited | Servo Mar 16, 2010 08:52pm |
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| Author | Ryan Grim |
| News Date | Wednesday, March 17, 2010 02:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Jim Bunning, far from being cowed by the national exposure of his recent effort to hold up unemployment benefits for millions of laid-off workers, is back at it in the Senate.
The Kentucky Republican battled Democrats on the Senate floor Tuesday to block two nominations to relatively backbench positions -- because he is opposed to a tobacco-related law passed by the Canadian Parliament (that's right, the Canadian Parliament). The use of such delaying tactics is not unprecedented in Senate history, but holding up such minor business stretches the purpose of the Senate's open debate rules to the breaking point. |
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