Heinrich Signs on to Udall's Filibuster Reform Effort

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Newly elected US Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-NM, this week signed on as a co-sponsor to a resolution sponsored by US Sen. Tom Udall, D-NM to reform Senate rules, including the filibuster.---

SFR's cover story this week explains Udall's effort to reform the Senate rules. Central to that effort is a push to establish a "talking filibuster," which essentially requires senators to come down to the Senate floor and actually talk rather than simply threaten to filibuster a bill or nomination.

While Senate Democrats contend that Republicans have overused the filibuster, thereby impeding the Senate's ability to accomplish things in a timely manner, some Republicans claim it's merely a response to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.'s tendency to block GOP amendments. Click here to read more.

Heinrich's press office released the following statement:

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