pdq wrote:
It should also be noted that Senator Ron Johnson (R-whackistan WI) had maintained a single-Senator hold on the bill for a year until he was straightened out, prolly by the GOP that didn’t want to be seen standing in the way of this.

I thought he sounded like a whiny puppy who’d been disciplined when he announced he was withdrawing the hold. The Senate bill subsequently passed by unanimous consent.

hold - An informal practice by which a senator informs his or her floor leader that he or she does not wish a particular bill or other measure to reach the floor for consideration. The majority leader need not follow the senator's wishes, but is on notice that the opposing senator may filibuster any motion to proceed to consider the measure.

pdq wrote:
Perhaps I exaggerate a bit; it might be that they were trying to pass via unanimous consent and he said nope. But in any case, he’s been holding this up since last year, per the article.

vision63 wrote:
[quote=pdq]
Perhaps I exaggerate a bit; it might be that they were trying to pass via unanimous consent and he said nope. But in any case, he’s been holding this up since last year, per the article.

RgrF wrote:
[quote=vision63]
[quote=pdq]
Perhaps I exaggerate a bit; it might be that they were trying to pass via unanimous consent and he said nope. But in any case, he’s been holding this up since last year, per the article.