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Expanding Broadband Top Priority In CWA, Sierra Club Partnership
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December 1, 2010
In a win-win-win proposition for workers, consumers and the environment, CWA and the Sierra Club are working together to ensure that all Americans have access to high-speed broadband networks.
Growing Momentum To Fix Senate Rules
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December 1, 2010
The campaign to reform the Senate rules is gaining ground and new supporters. CWA is working as part of a coalition that includes Sierra Club, Common Cause, US?Action, Progressive Congress.org and others.
Using Senate Rules to Block Debate and Votes
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October 1, 2010
Check out this list to see just how the Senate rules block a majority of senators from taking up important measures and getting the people?s business done.
Unanimous consent. All 100 senators must agree that the business of the Senate will go forward. One senator can stop bills, nominations, appointments, even ordinary actions like naming a post office.
Senate Rules and Filibuster Aren't in the Constitution
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October 1, 2010
Senate rules, and especially the rules about filibuster and debate, have changed a lot over our nation's history.
How the Abuse of Senate Rules Harms All of Us
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October 1, 2010
The current Senate rules haven?t been changed for decades. They just don?t work in today?s super-charged political climate. In past years, our nation was able to move forward on landmark legislation that put in place workers? rights, civil rights, retirement security for seniors and so much more. Today, we only see outrageous obstruction, like this: