Trio Accused of Obstructing Senate

Senators: Colleagues Need to Be Vigilant

• By Emily Pierce
• Roll Call Staff
• July 13, 2009, Midnight

A handful of conservative GOP Senators have made it their duty to review practically every amendment — major or minor — that passes through the Senate chamber, much to the chagrin of many Senators and staff who feel the self-appointed legislative gatekeepers are overstepping their bounds.