We recently learned that Harry Reid (D-NV) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) were actually whipping against the public option and trying to deny the American people a real up-or-down vote on the issue in the Senate. It is good to see that Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is willing to defy them and instead go with the will [...]

Remember all those great list building exercises that Harry Reid and Dick Durbin engaged in? You know, the ones where they told you how much they support the public option, and asked you to fork over your email for their polls? Ah, memories. Now they’re whipping against the public option — and students.

Sign the petition — tell the Senate to pass the damn student loan bill NOW and just for once say “no” to Citibank and JP Morgan.

The push by lobbyists of Citibank, JP Morgan, Sallie Mae and other student lenders to kill student loan reform is working. Kent Conrad is trying to keep the President’s plan from going through reconciliation this year, which means it can’t pass for another year — and guarantees that the Wall Street banks can keep carving [...]

Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is reportedly planning to hold hearing in the Senate Rules Committee to examine possible filibuster reform. This follows last month’s public endorsement by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) for a bill that would end the option to permanently kill a bill via filibuster. If current Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D-NV) loses this [...]

Talk about bad timing. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin launched a campaign today to end the filibuster and restore the ability for a simple majority of senators to pass legislation. His efforts include an email to supporters directing them to sign a petition at fedupwiththefilibuster.com to stop the abuse of rules that prevent majority rule. [...]

Senator Dick Durbin, the Democratic Party Whip, has just thrown his weight behind an effort by Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Jeanne Shahenn (D-NH) to reform the filibuster. From Greg Sargent: Durbin spokesman Joe Shoemaker confirms to me that the Senator supports the new effort, which was unveiled yesterday by Senators Tom Harkin, and Jeanne Shaheen. [...]