As MaddowBlog's Steve Benen pointed out, the CFPB and the NLRB cannot function without confirmation of their respective nominees, essentially nullifying the statutory components of financial reform and labor law these executive bodies are responsible for. It is this use of the filibuster beyond disallowing up-or-down votes on legislation and judicial nominations to blocking critical executive branch personnel - obstruction that literally stops government from functioning - that will change under Reid's proposal.
Contrary to Fox News' reporting, it's not yet about judges.
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Fox News Can't Quit Misinforming On Pending Filibuster Reform | Blog | Media Matters for America
Fox News Can't Quit Misinforming On Pending Filibuster Reform | Blog | Media Matters for America
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