Paul may hold up Senate over Pakistan

By MANU RAJU and TOMER OVADIA
Politico
Jul. 16, 2012

Freshman Sen. Rand Paul is threatening to bottle up the Senate if he doesn't get a vote on his plan to dramatically cut foreign aid to Pakistan.

In an extraordinary step, the Republican freshman is warning that he may file a motion to shut down debate and push a vote on his proposal, a right typically granted strictly to the Senate majority leader. But Paul is angry that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has refused to give him an up-or-down vote on the proposal, and now appears poised to use arcane Senate procedures to force a vote even if it ties up the Senate for days.

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