The ‘New Nullification’ At Work: Executive Branch Nominations and the Tactics of Obstruction

Read the Report: The New Nullification At Work: Executive Branch Nominations and the Tactics of Obstruction

To release the report, Common Cause convened experts and advocates at the National Press Club for a lively discussion on the state of the Senate post-filibuster reform, particularly concerning nominations.

PANELISTS:

Nan Aron, President of Alliance for Justice
Alicia Bannon, Counsel, Brennan Center for Justice
Marissa Brown, Executive Director of the Democracy Initiative
Larry Cohen, President of Communications Workers of America
Norman J. Ornstein, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
Miles Rapoport, President, Common Cause