One bill would recognize the legacy of a local environmental pioneer. The other authorized the District's school take-over plan. Both were held up in the U.S. Senate through the use of "senatorial holds". Kojo explores the unique power wielded by U.S. Senators, and the rules that govern legislative activity on the Hill.
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Holds, Legislative Maneuvers and the Senate
Listen Thursday, May. 24, 2007 at 12:06 p.m. in Politics
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Guests
James Thurber
Director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, American University
David Hawkings
Managing Editor, CQ Weekly
Benjamin Cardin
U.S. Senator (D- MD)
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