From the Missoulian: "Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., on Wednesday sharply criticized his Republican colleagues and President Bush for a strategy on Iraq that 'makes no sense whatsoever,' and vowed to apply more pressure for change."
The article references a speech Senator Tester made on the Senate floor on Tuesday, July 10, 2007. This statement is contained in the Congressional Record, beginning on page S8923. The Senator also issued a press release recently on his position on Iraq.
The source article also refers to the Webb amendment, Senate Amendment 2012. S.Amdt.2012 amends another amendment, Senate Amendment 2011. This amendment, in turn, alters the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, H.R. 1585. The Cloture Motion on the Webb Amendment failed to pass yesterday. The cloture motion, had it passed, would have "closed" debate on the amendment and brought it to a formal vote. After the cloture motion was rejected, the amendment was withdrawn from consideration.
The Senate Library has created a guide to cloture and other information on the Senate as part of its Virtual Reference Desk. It's a useful resource for understanding the workings of the Senate.
Source: Straub, Noelle. "Tester berates GOP, Bush on Iraq." Missoulian July 12, 2007. A1.
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