OR-Sen: Jeff Merkley (D), "Another cave to GOP on filibuster reform is not an acceptable outcome"

DailyKos:

Senator Jeff Merkley (D. OR), the leading Senator on filibuster reform, says this time it's time to stop playing nice:

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) said that the fact that so-called “gentlemen’s agreements” with Republicans, and the weak reforms accompanying them, have failed “has not gone unnoticed.” “A third gentlemen’s agreement,” Merkley added, “is not an acceptable outcome.” Significantly, however, Merkley concluded that the Senate needs a path to ensure up or down votes on “executive nominations.” A small number of Senate Democrats have indicated that they are willing to eliminate the filibuster on executive branch nominees, but that they may be more reluctant to do so on judicial nominees.

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