Leadership confronts mavericks (rule change would give Frist new power)

[Rose Siding]

Senate Republican leaders are retooling a proposal to change GOP conference rules to ensure more party discipline, and will put the idea up to a vote next month.

Leaders appeared to be backing away from the idea last month in the face of opposition from maverick Republicans who sometimes vote against the leadership and were fearful of being punished.

Now, the GOP leaders have decided to push ahead, although they will allow a vote on a scaled-back, compromise version.
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Several GOP centrists have expressed concern that the majority leader would use the new powers to keep them off key committees, stacking panels with party loyalists and increasing partisanship in the Senate.

http://www.hillnews.com/news/10052004/leadership.aspx

[Kimber Scott]

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