Dec 28
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators proposed Friday to clamp modest limits on filibusters, hoping to head off a bitter partisan fight over the issue when the new Congress convenes next week and approves its rules.
Led by Sens. Carl Levin, D-Mich., and John McCain, R-Ariz., the group proposed limiting the use of filibusters, the procedural delays minority parties often use to grind the Senate’s work to a halt. The proposal would also thwart majority parties from using a counter-tactic – blocking the minority from offering amendments.
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