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Over the past month, we’ve seen a rare Washington phenomenon. Democrats and Republicans came together in Congress to overwhelmingly pass a commonsense bill so President Obama could quickly sign it into law. Continue Reading
We cannot stand idly by and watch our elections be fundamentally degraded by a flood of unaccountable money into the system. That is why I have introduced an amendment to the United States Constitution to address our country’s broken campaign finance system. Continue Reading
U.S. action in Libya was intended to be a limited military operation. After 60 days, I fear that we are adrift. We are without direction and we are in danger of fighting a slowly expanding war, now pushing for regime change. Continue Reading
The filibuster has transformed from a rarely and judiciously used procedural tool of debate to a routine weapon of partisan obstruction. The unfortunate result is that the Senate has become a graveyard for good ideas. I’m pushing for senators to change that. Continue Reading