There's Always A Catch

Ok, Enough Is Enough,

How long will you cont. to Protect The American Pubic From The Truth! Or Is There another More Damaging Truth that you Hope To Keep Classified ! Stop The Hiding and Let us Know The Truth Thru Debate and Any Other Forum Available ! ....Neo

Tired of Being Tired, Neo Feb. 4th, 2007

Republicans Plan to Block Iraq Debate

Carol T. Powers/Bloomberg News

The Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, in the Capitol with fellow Republican Senators Jon Kyl, left, and Trent Lott, right.

• Sign In to E-Mail or Save This
• Print
• Reprints
• Share
  • Digg
  • Facebook
  • Newsvine
  • Permalink

By CARL HULSE

Published: February 3, 2007

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 — Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, said Friday that his party would unite to block Senate debate next week on a bipartisan resolution opposing President Bush’s troop buildup in Iraq unless the Democrats allowed votes on at least two Republican alternatives.

Skip to next paragraph

Related

Senate Allies of Bush Work to Halt Iraq Vote (January 31, 2007)

Mr. McConnell said even Senator John W. Warner, the Virginia Republican who is the chief author of the bipartisan proposal, and other Republicans backing his plan had agreed to prevent the resolution from reaching the floor Monday if Democrats did not agree to that demand.

“We’re in a position to insist on a procedure for considering these matters that we think is fair to us,” said Mr. McConnell, who has been negotiating the framework of the debate with Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader. “We can’t dictate the outcome necessarily, but we’re insistent upon a process that we are comfortable with.”

Mr. Reid responded that the Republican leadership was essentially filibustering a debate of Iraq policy to avoid a judgment on Mr. Bush