Senate majority leader mitch mcconnell r ky on thursday night bragged about blocking president barack obama s attempt to fill federal judicial vacancies for two years.
Term for blocking a bill by holding the floor.
It moved to the senate on feb.
The house passed the bill on feb.
Bush s two term tenure in office some of his nominations for federal judgeships were blocked by the senate democrats either directly in the senate judiciary committee or on the full senate floor in various procedural moves including the first use of a fillibuster to block a federal appeals court nominee.
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Republicans labeled it an unwarranted obstruction of.
During president george w.
Filibuster is the term for blocking a bill for holding the floor.
Filibuster is the term for blocking a bill for holding the floor.