Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) are working on new legislative language, which Democrats hope would put an end to the debate over holds. McCaskill has a letter signed by almost the entire Democratic caucus, as well as Republican Susan Collins of Maine, promising to not engage further in the practice of secret holds. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.