JUST IN: John Kennedy Questions Power Of Leadership, Demands Senators Be Able To Call Bills For Vote

At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) spoke about the ability of individual senators to call bills to the floor for a vote.
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A senator should be able to bring something to the floor, regardless of 60 votes. Bring it all to the floor.

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Chuck Schumer determines whether they're taken to the floor or not

[@rsisente]

@@lauriedavis329 yes, I understand. My comment was regarding how it should be, not how it is currently.

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Great observation from senator Kennedy. I think his idea about all senators are equal is a great idea.

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Power corrupts. There is zero reasons why the Senate Leader should wield so much power.

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Chuck Schumer considers himself above the law.

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Current bill should be amended. Period.

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I always enjoy hearing his manner of speech.

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Again , Senator Kennedy hits the Nail on the Head, This concentration of Power has got to stop!

[@BarryWhitlow]

THANK YOU John

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If your intern has no interest, get his ass out of there and replace who does.

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They dont want to fix crap their bill allows 5 thousand a day immigrants.

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Excessive prices for drugs that long ago have expired patents is abuse. Stop referral spiffs would be a great start. A cap on bonuses to Pharmaceutical company executives would be another start.

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Because of "nasty-pill-dosey" & "chump-spooner"!!!! 😒

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God bless you J.K. You’ll get my vote EVERY TIME.

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Why does he sound like he grew up like a hilly billy instead of the Oxford grad that he is?

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@@yvonneplant9434Why do you sound like a bigot?

[@robertpolityka8464]

Senator Kennedy is right. I feel like Office of The Senate Majority Leader has been stretched, several times over, since the days of LBJ in the 1950s. Certain measures should be placed on the calendar within 3 days upon written notice of a majority of the US Senators to the Secretary of the Senate, who shall notify the President of the Senate and all Senators. Areas where i place concern: 1. Presidential Nominees. The ones that have the highest priority include Cabinet Officers, Supreme Court Nominees, and especially a Vice Presidential vacancy. (Whats to prevent the Senate Majority Leader from blocking a Vice Presidential nominee of the opposite party from having a floor vote? ) ; 2. Any type of bill or treaty; 3. Proposed Constitutional Amendments, such as term limits on Congress; 4. Impeachment Hearings; 5. Treaties for Consideration. If a Majority Leader is absent, then the Majority Whip shall act in his/her place when the bill is on the floor. A future Senate Majority and Minority Leader could recieve other perks, in exchange for losing some authority in the Calendar. For example, why cant the Senate place the Leaders as exofficio nonvoting members of all Standing Committees? Reguardless of their tenure as Leader, they rank at the bottom of the seniority ladder on the committees, while serving as nonvoting members on the Committee.

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TRANSPARENCY is all that is needed. Post on a website all information regarding the Senate and House in a manner that all citizens can have access to it. Libraries and internet services should also be able to educate us on the events so that the connection to Senators and Representatives can be strengthened.

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no bill such be stop by one person.

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Get off your dead asses and get the capitol in order.

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[@ChrisSmaller]

Proud to have him representing my Home State. Thank you Senator Kennedy for Exercising Your Common Sense

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Mr Kennedy...that makes way to much sense it will never happen...

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sen Kennedy is a smart man

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Schumer already run this through and now he thinks republicans forgot

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Senator John Kennedy for V.P. of the United States..God bless

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Oh Jeezus, the ears on that Woman! I'm sorry, what?

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No one in the senate can bring hard facts to its absolute climax as Sen Kennedy can. And this with the right amount of humour.

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John Kennedy is very confused yet again and always seems to have trouble understanding the English language

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The female professor needs to grow a pair and stop talking around the issues.

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Anyone else notice that woman's ears?

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If the Senate won't do there job in a timely manner then replace the Senate Majority Leader, our Country don't need to play childish games because the Democrats don't want to lose.

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