A few weeks ago, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), a traditionalist who’s resisted changes to the way the chamber operates, raised some eyebrows when he voiced support for systemic institutional changes. Three weeks later, it looks like he meant it.
Referencing last year’s reform efforts from Democratic Sens. Tom Udall and Jeff Merkley, Reid said on the floor, “These two young, fine senators said it was time to change the rules of the Senate, and we didn’t. They were right. The rest of us were wrong.”
Was this just said in momentary frustration, or is Reid now on board with changing the way the dysfunctional chamber does business? It may depend on the election outcomes.
A frustrated Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said he and other Democrats would likely push for changes to Senate filibuster rules if the Democrats hold the Senate in November, and blamed Republican obstructionism for forcing these changes.









