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Reid: Current filibuster rules 'a waste of time'

By Pete Kasperowicz - 06/07/12 11:18 AM ET

A frustrated Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said he and other Democrats would likely push for changes to Senate filibuster rules if the Democrats hold the Senate in November, and blamed Republican obstructionism for forcing these changes.

"I'll just bet you … if we maintain a majority, and I feel quite confident that we can do that, and the president is reelected, there is going to be some changes," Reid said on the Senate floor Thursday morning. 

"We can no longer go through this, every bill, filibusters on bills that they agree with. It's just a waste of time to prevent us from getting things done," he added.

Read more on The Hill's Floor Action blog.


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http://thehill.com/video/senate/231465-reid-ill-just-bet-you-there-will-be-filibuster-filibuster-changes-if-obama-dems-win-in-november

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