650 bipartisan bills are stuck in the Senate and 2 senators have a plan to free them
Daines and Merkley proposed procedural changes intended to speed consideration of bipartisan bills.

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TAP FOR WHYMEAWW identifies an author and attributes the senators’ arguments to an opinion piece, but the article offers little independent sourcing or reporting beyond that account. Its institutional standards and correction practices are not established by the article itself.
- Source type — A general news publisher, but not an outlet with the established record of a major national newsroom.
- Editorial standards — The page provides limited visible evidence of editorial or fact-checking standards.
- Author attribution — The article names an author.
- Source diversity — The article mainly summarizes the two senators’ case and does not include independent or opposing sources.
The article gives concrete details of the proposed procedures and attributes the senators’ arguments, but relies mainly on their opinion piece and does not include opposing views or independent analysis.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article explains the proposal and its proponents’ rationale but includes no counterarguments or responses from senators who might oppose the changes.
- Counterarguments presented — No opposing arguments are included.
- Source diversity — The account chiefly draws on Daines and Merkley’s own statements.
- Opinion vs reporting — The article reports on an opinion piece and presents its proposal largely through the authors’ perspective.
The article largely reports the senators’ proposal and reasoning in straightforward language. Its positive framing of speeding up the Senate is not accompanied by partisan attacks or an explicit editorial verdict.
- Language tone — Mostly descriptive language, with the senators’ claims attributed to them.
- Framing — Centers the proposed procedural changes and their stated goal of moving bills faster.
- Source selection — Relies on the proposal’s two authors without including critics or independent sources.
Senators Steve Daines and Jeff Merkley proposed Senate rule changes to speed consideration of bipartisan bills, including a fast-track process for measures with bipartisan committee support. The article says more than 650 bipartisan bills have cleared committees but have not reached the full Senate for a vote.
Daines and Merkley argued that Senate rules are slowing routine and bipartisan legislation. They proposed eliminating cloture votes for some routine business, removing the required intervening day, and reducing the time senators can debate after cloture. The senators said the changes would let the Senate move more quickly while preserving debate.
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8 OUTLETSSteve Daines and Jeff Merkley proposed bipartisan changes to Senate rules intended to speed consideration of legislation. Center outlets describe the proposal as a bipartisan effort to speed Senate business, detailing its procedures and prospects for adoption. Right-leaning outlets also emphasize faster movement of bipartisan bills, while National Review explicitly endorses the package’s cross-party bargaining rationale.
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