Dan Patrick Makes His Senate Debut
New Sen. Dan Patrick of Houston, who doubles as a conservative radio talk show host, took the Senate floor on Tuesday to push one of his favorite targets, a long-time rule that requires a two-thirds vote of the chamber to take up legislation. He contends a majority vote should be sufficient.
Despite an impassioned plea to fellow senators, Mr. Patrick fell short - way short - on the issue as senators voted 30-1 to keep the rule. Still, he promised to keep on fighting the requirement as long as he is in the Senate and indicated he would keep arguing his position on his radio program - which airs in Dallas and Houston - later in the day.