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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Senator Robert A. Taft outlines GOP strategy to amend Senate rules for limiting filibusters, arguing it's crucial now for advancing the President's civil rights program before the session advances.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -(NNPA) Republicans are principally interested in immediate consideration of the resolution to amend existing Senate rules so as to shut off filibusters. Senator Robert A. Taft, of Ohio, chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, said Monday "We feel that this is the time, when there is nothing before Congress except the increase of pay of a great many top officials, that this matter should be taken up." Senator Taft told reporters following a meeting "Unless it is taken up and disposed of, the Ohio Senator said 'we don't see how the President can hope to enact any of the civil rights program.'"
If amendment of the Senate cloture rule is put off until the latter part of the session, Senator Taft said he didn't see how the Congress can enact any civil rights measure.
The policy group, he said, did not approve any of the several resolutions which have been introduced. He explained that the substance of these resolutions is the same, and if the rule is made applicable to motions as well as pending measures, he believes it will be effective.
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It is made applicable to motions, he said, filibusters on the reading of the journal can be broken up.
The Republicans, he said, favor retaining a two-thirds vote for adoption of cloture but making motions to limit debate applicable to all matters before the Senate.
Asked what the Republicans were going to do to get a change in the Senate cloture rule, Senator Taft said the minority can do nothing but press the Senate Rules Committee to act on the resolutions which have been referred to it. He added that action was up to the Democrats.
He said the committee reported out a resolution to change the rule last year and he saw no reason why it would not act at once.
"We decided last year that was our only chance of doing it--unless we make it the first order of business we never would get it done."
If proponents of civil rights measures are acting in good faith, he said, "this is the first step."
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Republicans are principally interested in immediate consideration of the resolution to amend existing Senate rules so as to shut off filibusters. Senator Robert A. Taft, of Ohio, chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, stated that this matter should be taken up now, when there is nothing before Congress except the increase of pay of top officials. Unless taken up and disposed of, the President cannot hope to enact any of the civil rights program. If amendment of the Senate cloture rule is put off until the latter part of the session, Congress cannot enact any civil rights measure. The policy group did not approve any of the several resolutions introduced, as their substance is the same, and if the rule is made applicable to motions as well as pending measures, it will be effective. Making it applicable to motions allows breaking up filibusters on the reading of the journal. Republicans favor retaining a two-thirds vote for adoption of cloture but making motions to limit debate applicable to all matters before the Senate. The minority can only press the Senate Rules Committee to act on the resolutions referred to it, with action up to the Democrats. The committee reported out a resolution to change the rule last year and should act at once. It was decided last year that this was the only chance unless made the first order of business. If proponents of civil rights measures are acting in good faith, this is the first step.