Progressives are pushing to end the obstruction in the Senate while a new government is installed, and Senator Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Told NBC News’ Meet the Press on Sunday that ending it should be a no-brainer if Democrats fail to approve their agenda in Congress.
“The American people want us to take action,” he said. “Action on this pandemic, action on this economy … And if this obstruction has now become so common in the Senate that we cannot act, that we just feel its helpless, what a shame. Of course, we should consider changing the rule in these circumstances.”
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Senate leaders, Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell, have been in conflict as they seek to reorganize a 50-50 Senate. According to Durbin, Schumer presented the same agreement as the last Senate division, but McConnell countered his proposal to ensure that the obstruction “was not touched”.
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“Well, that’s not possible,” said Durbin. “Because if we give it to him, the obstructionist would be in everything, every day.”
“So, here is the final result,” he explained. “If we’re going to work in a bipartisan way, we’re going to pass the organizational resolution without the extra McConnell language.”
Durbin suggested that the Senate focus on “getting to work” to approve the $ 1.9 trillion aid bill in order to distribute the coronavirus vaccine quickly across the country and help the unemployed and American businesses. in difficulties.
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“We want to put the economy back on its feet and get the kids back to school,” he said. “We will do this as a priority on a bipartisan basis.”