On the recordSeptember 12, 2012
the Senate will now consider the motion to proceed to S. 3547, the Veterans Jobs Corps Act. Seventy minutes will be equally divided this morning between the two leaders or their designees, with the Republicans controlling the first half and the majority controlling the final half. We will begin consideration of the Veterans Jobs Corps bill today. It is unfortunate that we are having to go through another couple of filibusters on this bill, but that is what we have been through. I mentioned yesterday on the floor that for the 6 years we have had a Democratic majority, there have been 380--this makes now 381-- filibusters. During the time of Lyndon Johnson, 6 years, the same period of time, there was 1 filibuster--381 to 1. That is the kind of obstruction that has taken place in this body by the Republicans, and it is untoward by any stretch of the imagination. There has never been anything close to this. ____________________
