| 单词 | filibuster |
| 例句 | "My kid," Hambro said, "filibustering against going to bed. A real sea lawyer, that kid." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Russell then organized eighteen Southern Democratic senators in filibustering this bill.4 I thought, This man must be a friend of George Wallace. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Age of first filibuster: nine, at SeaWorld San Antonio, trying to force an orca wrangler into early retirement for, quote, ‘inhumane whale practices.’” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Good thing,” Alex says, “I filibustered one of my professors into agreeing a question on our last exam was misleading so I would get full credit for my answer, which was correct.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The second she gets the floor, it’s like a filibuster—especially when there’s someone new in the group. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The term comes from Dutch and Spanish words for “pirate,” and minority senators who employed the filibuster were essentially swashbucklers, seizing time and attention from the majority. No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z Senator Bernard Sanders plans to publish a book version of his filibuster. Crib Sheet: The 10 Things to Talk About This Weekend 2011-02-02T20:00:11Z The talking filibuster still offers the allure of a hard-fought victory. No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z Ornstein agreed, if only because senators would start feeling like filibusters were cramping their style. No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z An expected Senate vote Thursday is likely to be blocked by a GOP-led filibuster. GOP: Charge wealthy more for Medicare 2011-11-30T23:02:00Z The Senate stopped requiring speaking filibusters in the 1970s; now, signaling intent to filibuster is enough to stop a bill. John Oliver: filibusters make US Senate 'a giant non-functioning roadblock' 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z The difference is that, here, the photos move, and engage in rhetoric that may be fierce eloquence or the standard flatulence of filibustering hacks. Lincoln: Spielberg’s Urgent Civics Lesson 2012-11-08T13:00:50Z The filibuster once was an outlaw move in the guise of a parliamentary procedure. No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z "With little chance of cross-party agreement, legislating became guerrilla warfare, marked by cloture motions and filibusters, legitimate devices in the senatorial arsenal but hardly the path to well-crafted legislation to attract bipartisan support," she wrote. Snowe presses for bipartisanship in new book 2013-05-12T12:55:08Z I made it my mission years ago to address filibuster reform, and now they’re debating it on the Senate floor. Washington?s New Brat Pack Masters Media 2011-03-25T21:24:46Z The problem isn’t one’s political beliefs; it’s the sort of misplaced radicalism that leads to days-long filibusters and actual government shutdowns. BrainDead: The Good Wife creators make a self-aware, allegorical B-movie 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z But, said Wawro, the Columbia political scientist, even if you take away the filibuster, some procedural mastermind will just find another loophole. No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z It was a perfectly orchestrated tantrum — far better paced than the messianic filibuster he brought to arenas in the fall. A Year of Concerts With Staying Power 2013-12-29T22:45:02Z My colleague Michael Bennet’s “The Land of Flickering Lights” is an insightful look at partisan politics, from fights over the filibuster to Mitch McConnell’s slow, methodical plan to stack the judicial bench. The Book That Taught Tammy Duckworth How to Mummify Human Remains 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z But that hasn’t stopped denators from turning the now accessory speech into a publicity stunt; Oliver pointed to a speech delivered by Ted Cruz in 2013 to filibuster funding for the Affordable Care Act. John Oliver: filibusters make US Senate 'a giant non-functioning roadblock' 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z TV news, after all, devoted considerable coverage when GOP Sen. Rand Paul held a rare one-man-speaking filibuster on the floor of the Senate earlier this year. In Texas Filibuster, YouTube Stands Up While “24/7″ News Falls 2013-06-26T13:21:43Z He ended the filibuster after securing a commitment for a vote on a bill that would ban people on the terrorist watch list from buying a gun. What’s wrong with politicizing a tragedy? For Sen. Chris Murphy, nothing at all. 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z “All other presidents combined had endured a total of 82 filibusters against their nominees. But from 2009 to 2013, President Obama alone faced 86.” As the Georgia Runoffs Arrive, a New Book Says the Senate Is Broken 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z Millions of people may have caught glimpses of the filibuster, but the people who mattered most, he said, were the parents at Sandy Hook. What’s wrong with politicizing a tragedy? For Sen. Chris Murphy, nothing at all. 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Instead, Republicans simply had to say they were going to filibuster, and the bill was dead. No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z Oliver attributed this stalemate to the legislative tool known as the filibuster. John Oliver: filibusters make US Senate 'a giant non-functioning roadblock' 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z The answer to Buckley’s second question begins with the long history of Southern Democrats using the filibuster to attack civil rights legislation. What Do This Season’s Political Books Tell Us About the Election? 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Seeing the filibuster as the brick and mortar of the Senate’s gridlock, Oliver proceeded to dismantle its defenses, myth by myth. John Oliver: filibusters make US Senate 'a giant non-functioning roadblock' 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z So Oliver ended with his own stunt: the filibuster against the filibuster, in which he packed 15 hours of speechifying into one minute behind a podium. John Oliver: filibusters make US Senate 'a giant non-functioning roadblock' 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Debate over whether to change the filibuster rule stalls the Senate. Crib Sheet: The 10 Things to Talk About This Weekend 2011-01-26T17:35:55Z “Thanks to the filibuster, many pieces of meaningful legislation, some with bipartisan support, have died,” including a bipartisan gun control bill, the Paycheck Fairness Act, and the public option in Obamacare. John Oliver: filibusters make US Senate 'a giant non-functioning roadblock' 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z It was a filibuster of false manners, a prim reminder that she would not be yielding the floor. Perspective | Farewell to Kellyanne Conway, the ultimate Woman for Trump 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z The theatrics were compelling, even if a filibuster was ultimately ineffective. No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z Because she varied her facial and hand gestures only slightly and shuffled hypnotically in place, the spectator was drawn into the actual content of the filibusters. | The Filibuster, As Performed by a Scary Clown 2013-07-25T16:09:31Z Did that motivate your filibuster against the Texas abortion bill? Wendy Davis on the Filibuster That Mattered to Her Most 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z The world is made safe for additional filibustering, flip-flopping. Crib Sheet: The 10 Things to Talk About This Weekend 2011-03-02T18:30:29Z Second, the filibuster’s defenders, such as Oklahoma senator Robert Kerr, in a video from 1952, claimed that the measure protected “minorities” and gentlemanly debate in the Senate. John Oliver: filibusters make US Senate 'a giant non-functioning roadblock' 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z “Full Frontal” host Samantha Bee last night reviewed Senate Democrats’ 15-hour filibuster and their Republican counterparts’ unflinching devotion to the NRA’s deep pockets. Samantha Bee is always right: She schools Republicans — again — on their ludicrous blocking of gun control 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z Before that, the Senate considered one bill, one nomination at a time and a filibuster blocked everything the Senate was doing, as Ezra Klein explained in a 2009 column for The Post. No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z It was the equivalent of stopping the government, which meant the incentives to keep it from happening — as well as the pressure on the person filibustering to make it good — were sky high. No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z And because you didn’t have to actually filibuster, it also provided cover. No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z So it’s a complete minority veto and what flows from that is that they filibuster everything.” No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z In a particularly memorable Daily Show segment in 2010,the former television host brought four first responders on his show to share how they felt about a Senate filibuster of a health bill. Jon Stewart To Lobby Congress For 9/11 First Responders 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Testing the capacity of the catheter bag — now that’s earning your filibuster. No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z During the debate, he filibusters with fabricated stories about his nonexistent children and defends empty stances simply to drain his audience of their will to live. "What We Do in the Shadows" prepared us for the disbelief that met the latest Jan. 6 indictment 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Recently, she’s gotten attention for a creepy, shadowy video in which she lip-synced Paul’s entire 13-hour filibuster while dressed as FutureClown, a jester character she invented who wears a bizarre papier-mâché hat and harlequin makeup. | The Filibuster, As Performed by a Scary Clown 2013-07-25T16:09:31Z Some, like ending partisan gerrymandering and getting rid of the Senate filibuster, are familiar. The Series of Historical Mistakes That Led to Trump 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z She crosses her arms and bounces on her heels, like a C.E.O. filibustering through a meeting while the staff suffers. Trump Said, ‘I Have the Best Words.’ Now They’re Hers. 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z Reid had spent the day trying to persuade Republicans to support some version of his plan; he would need seven to break a filibuster. Senate debt vote delayed, Reid optimistic 2011-07-31T03:08:00Z Regina King, who won for her supporting role in “If Beale Street Could Talk,” filibustered the play-off music to promise that any project she produces will be staffed fifty per cent by women. The 2019 Golden Globes Recap: A Thankful Sandra Oh and a Mighty Glenn Close 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z “Even at 3,” he told USA Today in 2003, “the real Olivia could argue, stonewall, bulldoze or filibuster her way through any inconvenience to achieve her goal. And always in the nicest way.” Ian Falconer, Creator of Olivia, the Energetic Piglet, Dies at 63 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z To this day, the longest speaking filibuster belongs to the notoriously racist Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, who spoke against a civil rights bill in 1957 for 24 hours and 18 minutes straight. John Oliver: filibusters make US Senate 'a giant non-functioning roadblock' 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Colin Robinson filibusters with fabricated stories about his nonexistent children and defends empty stances simply to drain his audience of their will to live. "What We Do in the Shadows" prepared us for the disbelief that met the latest Jan. 6 indictment 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Eastern time believed fervently in filibusters and limited government. Dave Barry’s Year in Review: Trump and the ‘hideous monstrosity’ that was 2016 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z Where silent filibusters now land with a thud, talking filibusters once had their own entertaining, even transcendent, way of making history. No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z Which is precisely why they’re filibustering the measure on the steps of the Missouri State Capitol. “Hopefully this bill will go down in flames”: Missouri activists stage 72-hour filibuster against extreme abortion restrictions 2014-05-12T21:20:00Z “All you have to do is call the cloakroom, tell them the senator you work for intends to place a hold on the bill, and the bill is filibustered,” Jentleson writes. As the Georgia Runoffs Arrive, a New Book Says the Senate Is Broken 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z Moreover, budgets are tied to the fiscal year, not the calendar year, and Mellie’s ability to wear her high heels for even 20 minutes of that 16-hour filibuster really challenges the imagination. Olivia Pope’s right to choose: “Scandal”’s daring on-screen abortion and fantasy filibuster for reproductive rights 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z “Once Byrd changed the rules to allow dual tracking, filibusters became almost pain-free,” Klein wrote. No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z Often it becomes an extended filibuster of one kind or another. “The World Is, of Course, Insane”: An Interview with Errol Morris 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z But that wasn’t enough for critics of the woman who last summer earned the dubious nickname “abortion Barbie” for her filibuster for reproductive rights. Wendy Davis is not Chris Christie 2014-01-21T20:26:00Z At its best, the talking filibuster was an impassioned show, used to sway others. No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z What started out as an attempt to reform the filibuster and erode its power perversely became a facilitator of it. As the Georgia Runoffs Arrive, a New Book Says the Senate Is Broken 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z Holder proposes to end the filibuster, prohibit partisan redistricting, eliminate the Electoral College, allow every president to appoint two Supreme Court justices and limit each Supreme Court justice’s tenure to 18 years. Steps in the Left Direction 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z “The filibuster,” he writes, “has mainly served to empower a minority of predominantly white conservatives to override our democratic system when they found themselves outnumbered.” As the Georgia Runoffs Arrive, a New Book Says the Senate Is Broken 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z Four questioners brought up immigration and the Mexican border, while three asked about the filibuster, the arcane Senate rule that will be key to getting legislation passed. For media, Biden news conference notable for what’s missing 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z At first, staggering through these pages, you think that Jackson must be filibustering his way to his contractually mandated word count. From Lao Tzu to Layups, 1,682 Pages of Phil Jackson 2014-04-03T15:44:55Z After Hours | The Filibuster, As Performed by a Scary Clown There’s a performance-art aspect to the strange parliamentary procedure known as the filibuster. | The Filibuster, As Performed by a Scary Clown 2013-07-25T16:09:31Z Twenty years later, Republican support for the Civil Rights Act prevented a Democratic filibuster from killing it. Can You Be Black and Republican? 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z However, politicians didn't like the idea because, unlike the old system, it left no room for filibusters or last-minute deals. 11 Surprising facts about Thomas Edison 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z In May, Senate Republicans used their filibuster power to block the creation of such a commission. Recalling Jan. 6: A national day of infamy, half remembered 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z The talking filibuster has been a useful reference for screenwriters looking for a way to crank up the narrative tension in scripts that are heavy on civics. No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z Others cite the nefarious influence of the filibuster, which allows a minority of senators to block substantive bills supported by the broad majority. How did things get this bad? Polarization, dysfunction and the collapse of everything 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z As host of the “Today” show, Guthrie knows the importance of time and how to stop an interview subject from filibustering. For grateful NBC, Savannah Guthrie changes the subject 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z Sinema has opposed minimum wage increases, climate change action, and ending the filibuster, which is key to almost any progressive policy change. "Ted Lasso" gets corrupted by Mitt Romney and Kyrsten Sinema's Halloween charade 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z So instead employing reason, Nadja gets them to comply by using brute force, correcting the kid in a way angry liberals wish their senators would treat the filibuster. "What We Do in the Shadows" revels in the fecklessness of vampires who fail upward 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z Was the filibuster your defining moment as a politician? Wendy Davis on the Filibuster That Mattered to Her Most 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z “In the 87 years between the end of Reconstruction and 1964,” Jentleson writes, “the only bills that were stopped by filibusters were civil rights bills.” As the Georgia Runoffs Arrive, a New Book Says the Senate Is Broken 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z Reid's measure faces opposition from Republicans who are threatening a filibuster, forcing round-the-clock Senate sessions. Debt crisis focus shifts to Senate 2011-07-30T03:46:00Z If a talking filibuster were required, he said, there would be a whole lot fewer of them. No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z Daily Show” host checked in on some other sad promotional efforts being made, “Cruzies,” filibuster kits and Marco “polo” shirts, among them,” and suggested a few of his own: Lindsey graham crackers and Scott walkers. Jon Stewart mocks Ted Cruz’s Simpsons audition reel: “That was the weirdest f*cking thing I’ve ever seen” 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Republicans eager to preserve the filibuster have talked about it with such reverence that it’s easy to forget it only appeared after all of the Constitution’s framers had died. As the Georgia Runoffs Arrive, a New Book Says the Senate Is Broken 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z “The filibuster caught fire on social media and ignited a new sense of urgency around the issue of gun control,” Meyers said. How did we ever get by without Seth Meyers? Watch his brilliant take on the gun control battle and Sen. Chris Murphy 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z Because of the conservaschism, one Republican senator opposed immigration reforms he had once championed, and another filibustered his own bill in an effort to court hardliners in the party. | ‘Wordbirds,’ a Fine-Feathered Compendium of Modern-Day Neologisms 2014-03-24T20:01:18Z When Mr. Lisicky is still young, he spends hours listening to her filibuster about writers and writing, lovers and men she can never have. Review: In ‘The Narrow Door,’ Paul Lisicky Opens a Window on Friendship 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z The filibuster that Republicans used in June to kill the For the People Act — the Democrats’ voting rights bill that would have rolled back voter-suppression measures recently passed in many states — wasn’t nearly that dramatic. No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z He also cited the rule that 60 votes are needed to end a filibuster that blocks legislation as among several Senate changes needed to allow majority control. Daley talks Congress fix, bin Laden gamble 2012-04-25T20:48:00Z IS IT the veep on “Veep,” bragging over a glass of Champagne about winning some hard-fought changes in the Senate’s filibuster rules? Critic’s Notebook: Power-Play Advice From ‘Hillbilly Handfishin’ ’ 2012-07-27T22:16:25Z The lawmaker additionally on Fox News Sunday declared that he would not be in support of filibuster reform. Meghan McCain attacks Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in defense of Joe Manchin 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z Now Democrats are talking of ending the filibuster — their only hope to get this and much of President Biden’s agenda passed. No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z The confirmation fight grew more dramatic as the hearings stretched to a record fifth day with Eastland contemplating a filibuster. Wil Haygood's 'Showdown' explores Thurgood Marshall's Supreme Court nomination fight 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Yet we’re confronted with endless filibusters and polarization that forbids us from getting stuff done. Barack Obama and Bryan Cranston on the Roles of a Lifetime 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z “To see almost the entire G.O.P., but also a decent number of Democrats, equivocate and hem and haw and filibuster, and ultimately bend yet again to pressure from the gun lobby.” Obama and Bob Iger Speak at a Sandy Hook Benefit in Manhattan 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Today, the talking filibuster still exists but it’s rarely used. No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z People have mostly stopped waiting for him to nuke the filibuster. One year of ‘President Manchin’: For the Democratic agenda, all roads go through West Virginia 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z “Daily Show” host Trevor Noah last night celebrated Senate Democrats’ successful fifteen-hour filibuster on gun control measures following last weekend’s massacre in Orlando. “I can’t even watch porn without lying about my age”: Trevor Noah on the absurd ease of buying guns in the internet 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z “One member can just raise a little finger and say, ‘I’m going to filibuster.’ No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z She acknowledged the fundamental oddness of the filibuster. | The Filibuster, As Performed by a Scary Clown 2013-07-25T16:09:31Z My favorite scene isn’t even the filibuster scene. Cal Ripken’s favorite baseball movie, and 24 others on the best film about their profession 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z But Jentleson says that it’s ultimately the filibuster that has endowed those Republican senators with formidable powers of obstruction. As the Georgia Runoffs Arrive, a New Book Says the Senate Is Broken 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z Mr. Waters’s stories are pure filibustering, and an early warning that while he’s gone shopping, he may not have brought home enough groceries from the road. ‘Carsick,’ a Hitchhiking Memoir by John Waters 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z Before, a lawmaker filibustered for a deeply held reason. No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z The filibuster is well known for being a tool of segregationists trying to block various civil rights bills in the 1950s and 1960s. Black voters in West Virginia are tired of being invisible 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z Now, as soon as a bill hits the floor, you’ve got five guys ready to filibuster it. Trevor Noah sends GOP right-wing a brutal wakeup call: Paul Ryan is not that into you 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Phone calls offer a chance for interruption, and no one can filibuster for too long via text. Every Day Should Be E-Mail Debt Forgiveness Day 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Wendy Davis rose to national prominence with her heroic filibuster of the measure, but Perry eventually signed it into law. The new documentary “Trapped” takes viewers to the bloodiest battlefield in the American “war on women” 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Finally, some have argued that the filibuster encourages bipartisanship, which is clearly not the case, Oliver said, despite its skyrocketing use. John Oliver: filibusters make US Senate 'a giant non-functioning roadblock' 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Davis’s filibuster in Texas was echoed in a 2015 episode of “Scandal,” in which a disgraced first lady turned senator filibusters for Planned Parenthood and becomes a hero. No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z That is, he reiterated at his first news conference later that month, a filibuster where “you had to stand there and talk and talk and talk and talk until you collapse.” No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z According to New York magazine, the first filibuster wasn’t used until 1837, and therefore “it was categorically not part of the founder’s original vision,” Oliver said. John Oliver: filibusters make US Senate 'a giant non-functioning roadblock' 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z The filibuster’s historical highlight reel includes an overnight Republican filibuster in 1988 of a Democratic-sponsored bill to curb spending in senatorial campaigns. No standing, no marathon speeches, no catheter bags: How filibustering got way too easy 2021-07-05T04:00:00Z But so far, that legislation has not received a vote on the Senate floor, where it would likely not meet the 60-vote threshold needed to overcome a filibuster in the 51-49 chamber. Supreme Court issues code of ethics after liberal pressure campaign 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z But Democratic legislation intended to solidify access to the ballot box failed to advance when some members of the party refused to sidestep Senate filibuster rules to pass it. Joe Biden wants to complete his goals on civil rights, taxes, and social services if he’s reelected 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z The two stood together in protecting the Senate's filibuster rule, which require 60 of the chamber's 100 members to agree on most legislation, in the face of intense opposition from their own party. Democratic US Senator Joe Manchin will not seek re-election in 2024 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Senate Democrats need support from nine GOP senators to break a filibuster and Mr. Schumer likely lacks those votes for an aid package without tough new border policies. Schumer torpedoes GOP’s border security plan as ‘total non-starter’ in war aid package 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z But that legislation has not revived a full vote on the Senate floor where it would likely not meet the 60-vote threshold needed to overcome a filibuster in the 51-49 chamber. Democrats to subpoena conservatives linked to Supreme Court justices next week 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z But so far, that legislation has not revived a full vote on the Senate floor where it would likely not meet the 60-vote threshold needed to overcome a filibuster in the 51-49 chamber. Senate Democrats likely to subpoena Clarence Thomas allies in push for ethics code on Supreme Court 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Hunt has been a vocal critic of the new law and was among a handful of progressive lawmakers who helped filibuster nearly every bill before the officially nonpartisan Legislature earlier this year to protest it. Nebraska lawmaker says some report pharmacists are refusing to fill gender-confirming prescriptions 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Manchin's defense of the filibuster helped block Democrats' hopes of passing bills to protect abortion rights after the Supreme Court last year overturned the 1973 Roe v. Democratic US Senator Joe Manchin will not seek re-election in 2024 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z The challengers argued that those exceptions, when a filibuster is disallowed, create a two-tier voting system. Supreme Court returns to the bench, bats away 800 appeals, including challenge to Trump’s reelection 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The passage of the bill, which survived the filibuster attempt by a single vote, altered Rhea’s longtime assumption she would attend the University of Nebraska. Transgender minors in Nebraska, their families and doctors brace for a new law limiting treatment 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z Normally senators are assigned to committees by unanimous consent, but that motion can be filibustered. With Feinstein's death, what happens with her seat on Judiciary committee, other panels? 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z Despite the filibuster, the South Carolina Legislature was later able to approve the measure that would ban most abortions after around six weeks of pregnancy — before most people know they are pregnant. South Carolina women senators who fought abortion ban to receive JFK Profile in Courage award 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Thanks to the filibuster that forces a 60-vote threshold for passage of most legislation, the Senate has no choice but to work on a bipartisan basis when it comes to most major legislation. The Senate’s bipartisan approach to government funding is putting pressure on a divided House 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z Lower courts ruled the plaintiffs didn’t have legal standing to challenge the filibuster, and rejected their complaint about the exceptions. Supreme Court returns to the bench, bats away 800 appeals, including challenge to Trump’s reelection 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z Trump answered questions with such verbosity at the April deposition — veering from evasiveness to bluster to filibuster at times — that one lawyer worried his seven hours of sworn testimony could go until midnight. Trump blasts N.Y. fraud case, claims he prevented nuclear war in newly released transcript 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z The bill would likely need support from at least 60 senators to dodge a filibuster and make it to President Biden’s desk. Kevin McCarthy has a bill to save the sequoias, but some environmental groups aren't into it 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z Republicans have been opposed and a few Democratic holdouts do not want to sidestep filibuster rules in the Senate. Analysis: Trump’s indictment is a stress test of Biden’s focus on safeguarding democracy 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z But they were quelled by Republicans and housing industry lobbyists who threatened the bills with hundreds of amendments and effective filibustering, so neither saw a vote outside of committee. Councilmember Sawant proposes rent control in Seattle 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z Other proposals echo the progressive boilerplate, including raising the minimum wage abolishing the death penalty, ending standardized-testing requirements for college, and urging Congress to eliminate the filibuster. Beyond cash: California reparations task force’s report stuffed with goodies 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z If the Senate rejects Mr. Pita, he has an unusual filibuster option, running out the clock on a hostile Senate. Thailand’s road back to democratic rule faces key test 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z The Senate has struggled to pass spending bills for years due to partisan differences and the filibuster rule, which requires some Republican support to advance most legislation. Senate Democrats set up showdown with House GOP over federal spending 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z On the way over, Scalia and Arkley discussed whether Senate Republicans, then in a contentious fight over judicial confirmations, should abolish the filibuster to move forward, according to a person traveling with them. Samuel Alito took luxury fishing vacation with GOP billionaire who later had cases before the court 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z She said her first priority would be to push for passage of voting rights legislation, and advocate for eliminating the legislative filibuster to make that possible. Delaware’s Only House Member Enters Senate Race, Becoming Instant Favorite 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z With the House now controlled by Republicans and Senate Democrats well short of the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster, the legislation is most likely dead on arrival in Washington. A Year After Dobbs, Advocates Push in the States for a Right to Birth Control 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z “When we heard about the filibuster, that’s when we started watching it on TV,” he said. Nebraska Legislature as reality TV, featuring filibuster and culture war drama 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z Senate did not secure enough support to end the filibuster to start a debate on it. The long struggle for the Equal Rights Amendment | Op-Ed 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z The combined bill passed the Legislature after a weeks-long filibuster led by Democrats and a failed attempt to ban abortion at six weeks. How GOP efforts to restrict trans rights take a page from the antiabortion playbook 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z The filibuster drew national media attention, revealing lawmakers’ deep divide over political ideology — which was expressed through yelling, name-calling, crying and the refusal of some to even speak to other lawmakers. Even Nebraska’s nonpartisan Legislature is divided from acrimonious 2023 session 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Those concerns did not deter Slama on Thursday, who filibustered for the allowed two hours on the final round of debate on the bill. Voter ID bill passes, despite filibuster by lawmaker who led voter referendum requiring it 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Cavanaugh said family members and friends in New York, Los Angeles, St. Louis and Nashville, Tennessee, told her their friends and family were watching after her filibuster made national news. Nebraska Legislature as reality TV, featuring filibuster and culture war drama 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z That ban was shoehorned into the trans care bill as an amendment after a separate bill to ban abortion at about six weeks failed to overcome a filibuster. ACLU sues to block new hybrid Nebraska law restricting abortion, gender-affirming care for minors 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z It also can't be filibustered in the Senate – it just needs a majority. Expert: Here's what House Republicans got in return for pushing the US to the brink of default 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Conservatives thrashed him for refusing to change debate rules mid-session to cut off the filibuster. Even Nebraska’s nonpartisan Legislature is divided from acrimonious 2023 session 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z To pass, the measure would need the support of at least nine Republicans to clear the chamber's "filibuster" rule, which requires 60 of the 100 members to advance most legislation. Explainer: US debt ceiling deal's winding road to passage in Congress 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z Nebraskans now have to wait until January 2024 for the next installment, featuring conservatives pushing for more abortion restrictions and progressives vowing to thwart them, along with rule changes to stymie another epic filibuster. Nebraska Legislature as reality TV, featuring filibuster and culture war drama 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z The measure must now be considered in the Democrat-led Senate, where under the Congressional Review Act it usurps the chamber’s normal 60-vote filibuster and will only require a simple majority. House rejects Biden’s student debt relief but fails to override veto on Chinese solar tariffs 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z During last month’s filibuster, the five women criticized male leadership for repeatedly calling the debate. South Carolina Senate passes ban on most abortions after around 6 weeks of pregnancy 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z The South Carolina Senate passed a ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy on Tuesday, after a filibuster led by five women senators, including three Republicans, failed to block it. South Carolina Senate Passes 6-Week Abortion Ban 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Conservative lawmakers wrangled just enough votes to end a filibuster and approve it. Nebraska governor to sign 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z But the legislature circled back with a 12-week compromise that garnered just enough votes to avoid a filibuster. Nebraska passes 12-week abortion limit, bans transgender surgeries for minors 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z Legislative rules state that a bill failing to defeat a filibuster must be tabled for the year. Nebraska expected to pass 12-week abortion ban, restrictions on gender-affirming care 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z Such unity has already been pledged by Republicans within the narrowly divided Senate, where at least nine GOP votes will be needed to overcome the chamber’s filibuster threshold. Freedom Caucus urges McCarthy to not accept watered-down debt limit deal 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z The legislators who filibustered argued that this could be seen as a declaration that a fetus is a person, opening the door to a ban at conception. South Carolina Senate Passes 6-Week Abortion Ban 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z The “Sister Senators” have said that they will filibuster again, which could block a final vote on the bill. South Carolina House Passes Six-Week Abortion Ban 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Opponents of the move plan to filibuster for the entire two hours of debate allowed in the final reading of a bill. Nebraska lawmakers to debate attaching 12-week abortion ban to trans youth health care ban 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Democrats filibustered the nomination, blocking his nominee confirmation. Democratic-led Senate confirms Brad Garcia as first Latino judge to D.C. Circuit Court 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z But Nebraska lawmakers rely heavily on the filibuster to stall contested bills. Nebraska conservatives gamble on combining abortion, trans health bans 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Republicans, including the women who tried to filibuster the bill, had been concerned about the rising number of abortions in the state since other Southern states enacted bans. South Carolina Senate Passes 6-Week Abortion Ban 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Ten days later, the Democrat-led Senate fell five votes short of breaking a filibuster blocking it from a vote. Over Decades, Congress Failed Repeatedly to Address Immigration Dysfunction 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z The filibuster effort has greatly slowed the work of the Legislature this year, forcing lawmakers to package bills together and endure grueling 12-hour and sometimes 15-hour days to pass legislation. Nebraska lawmakers to debate attaching 12-week abortion ban to trans youth health care ban 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Democrats attempted to rescind these cuts but were stymied by Republican filibustering. Republicans: ‘Destructive ideology’ 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z The combined bill would have to survive another filibuster vote to advance to a final round likely to be held Thursday. Nebraska conservatives gamble on combining abortion, trans health bans 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z The women who filibustered, calling themselves the “Sister Senators,” argued that the bill set up so many hurdles that almost no one would be able to get an abortion in South Carolina. South Carolina Senate Passes 6-Week Abortion Ban 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z The move comes two weeks after the only five women in the South Carolina Senate filibustered a House bill banning nearly all abortions, and six Republicans helped defeat any chance it becomes law this year. South Carolina Republicans advance new abortion restrictions 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z The defeat drew national headines in no small part because of how it went down: The only five women in the Senate, three of whom are Republicans, filibustered the bill into oblivion. What has gotten into Republican women? 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z The women filibustered, taking the gifts to the podium on the Senate floor to declare themselves even more firmly in resistance. The Unexpected Women Blocking South Carolina’s Near-Total Abortion Ban 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z Rules in some states allow lawmakers to talk at length — known as a filibuster — to try to prevent bills from coming to a vote. Oregon Senate walkout highlights unusual stalling tactics 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Three times, the women in the Senate and three Republican male colleagues successfully filibustered. South Carolina Senate Passes 6-Week Abortion Ban 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z “They were very, very substantive changes. So, yes, we will be filibustering.” South Carolina Republicans advance new abortion restrictions 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z Because of the filibuster, the Senate is already more amenable to negotiating than the House; the existing discretionary appropriations bills all had to pass with some bipartisan support. Only Mitch McConnell can save the U.S. from default | Matthew Yglesias 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z “There are millions of women who feel like they have not been heard,” Ms. Gustafson said during their filibuster last month. The Unexpected Women Blocking South Carolina’s Near-Total Abortion Ban 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z House Representatives approved the bill with a 76-28 vote that fell almost entirely on party lines, after Republicans voted to cut off a filibuster by Democratic lawmakers. Bill would make it a felony to help people who vote absentee 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z A privileged resolution under the Congressional Review Act, the legislation was required to receive a vote in the Democrat-led Senate and only needed a simple majority rather than the chamber’s usual 60-vote filibuster threshold. Democrats join Republicans to reverse Biden’s solar policy and punish China 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z The privileged measure must now receive a vote in the Democratic-led Senate and is set to pass this week with only a simple majority, circumventing the chamber’s 60-vote filibuster threshold. Dems struggle to win over rebels as Senate readies bipartisan blow to Biden on Chinese solar panels 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z Despite Democratic control of the Senate, 60 votes will be needed to overcome a filibuster and pass any measure to avoid default. House Democrat floats Biden-McConnell meeting to resolve debt limit standoff 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z An earful she delivered: “We the women have not asked for, nor do we want, your protection,” she said, addressing her male colleagues on the floor, wearing flip flops for comfort during the filibuster. The Unexpected Women Blocking South Carolina’s Near-Total Abortion Ban 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z Opponents can in theory hold up that process with a filibuster — continuous, often unnecessary debate on the floor to cause a prolonged delay to a vote. Feinstein has vowed to return to Washington, but what happens if she doesn't? 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z The group's successful filibuster of the near-total abortion ban came on the same day that the legislature in Nebraska defeated a ban on most abortions after six weeks by just one vote. Women state senators cross party lines to block proposed South Carolina abortion ban 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z In conservative South Carolina, the five women in the Senate, including a “pro-life” Republican also filibustered against a bill that had already passed the House and would have banned abortion at all stages of pregnancy. State lawmakers across US pass 1 abortion ban but 2 defeated 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z In Nebraska, where abortion is banned after 20 weeks of pregnancy, an effort to ban abortion about the sixth week of pregnancy fell one vote short of breaking a filibuster. Abortion bans fail in conservative South Carolina, Nebraska 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z A parent in the Upstate region of South Carolina objected to “The Handmaid’s Tale” in a school library after Ms. Senn mentioned the book during the filibuster. The Unexpected Women Blocking South Carolina’s Near-Total Abortion Ban 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z It would take 60 votes to end a filibuster. Feinstein has vowed to return to Washington, but what happens if she doesn't? 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z The motion to end the women's filibuster also failed by one vote. Women state senators cross party lines to block proposed South Carolina abortion ban 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z The measure must receive a vote in the Democratic-led Senate under the Congressional Review Act and needs only a simple majority rather than the usual 60-vote filibuster threshold to pass. House bipartisan deal would hit Biden, punish China with solar panel tariffs 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z The Nebraska proposal, backed by Republican Gov. Jim Pillen, is unlikely to move forward this year after the bill banning abortion around the sixth week of pregnancy fell one vote short of breaking a filibuster. Abortion bans fail in conservative South Carolina, Nebraska 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z The effort, however, failed in the Senate on Thursday by a vote of 51-47, short of overcoming the Senate filibuster requiring the support of 60 senators to advance a bill. Cardin led Equal Rights Amendment push 51 years after voting to ratify it 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z They didn’t have the votes in the Senate to end a filibuster, effectively killing the bill for the year. Conservative dissenters block abortion limits in Nebraska, South Carolina 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The chamber’s five women filibustered the proposal in speeches highlighting the Senate’s male majority that they criticized for pushing debates on abortion over other pressing issues. South Carolina Senate again rejects near-total abortion ban 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The chamber voted to delay considering the bill until the next legislative session in January 2024, after a two-day filibuster by the five women senators who felt it was too severe. How U.S. states are protecting or restricting abortion access 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Republicans successfully filibustered to block a measure that would have declared the ERA fully ratified and officially the 28th Amendment of the Constitution, despite the fact that the deadline on ratification expired decades ago. Equal Rights Amendment fails again as Senate GOP mounts filibuster 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Supporters advanced the so-called heartbeat bill from the first round of debate earlier this month with only a one-vote margin to break a filibuster. Nebraska lawmakers to begin 2nd round of debate on abortion 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Harry began pushing for a resolution in 2017 but said he “had enough” after the publisher “filibustered.” Prince William got ‘very large sum’ in phone hack settlement 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Even if the resolution were to clear a Senate filibuster this week, it is doubtful it would see action in the House, where the GOP controls the floor schedule. Senate sets vote on effort to revive Equal Rights Amendment 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z The opponents win, they think, because of undemocratic features of our government, such as the filibuster. Opinion | Why gun control advocates keep failing 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z Democrats’ attempt to overcome the filibuster mustered 51 votes, or nine shy of the number needed to surmount the filibuster and bring the measure to the Senate floor for a vote. Equal Rights Amendment fails again as Senate GOP mounts filibuster 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Despite opponents filibustering the bill for 14 hours over three rounds of debate this session, lawmakers voted 33-14 to pass the so-called constitutional carry bill. Nebraska lawmakers pass permitless concealed carry gun bill 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z The measure is a Congressional Review Act resolution that must receive votes in both chambers and requires only a simple majority to pass, thereby avoiding the threat of a Senate filibuster. Congress moves to reverse Biden policy, crack down on China for flouting U.S. solar tariffs 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z While Democrats control both of Colorado’s chambers, Republican lawmakers have put up a vigorous fight against the other measures this year, filibustering into the wee hours of the morning as debates spilled into long weekends. Colorado gun control bills progress; semi-auto ban unlikely 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Fallon said Democrats should increase the pressure on Republicans, including by trying to change filibuster rules to allow the replacement to be made unilaterally. G.O.P. Vows to Block Feinstein Swap, Leaving Democrats in a Conundrum 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z The bill must get 33 votes Thursday and again in a later third round of debate to overcome filibusters and pass. Debate resumes on Nebraska bill to ban trans health care for minors 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z Opponents promised to filibuster the bill, meaning they will force debate to stretch the full eight hours before a vote to end debate can be taken. Nebraska lawmakers taking up debate on abortion restrictions 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z Wallach is on more treacherous ground when he argues that filibusters and other congressional delaying tactics help build the necessary consensus for social change. Review | Congress is a mess, these books argue — but maybe not messy enough 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Among the most common are filibusters, in which lawmakers try to run out the clock on a bill through lengthy speeches. How Tennessee GOP’s majority used power to expel Democrats 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z The filibustering, formally one of the Dodgers’ allotted five mound visits for the game, proved effective. MLB pitch clock proving to be a mental and physical game-changer 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z “Unless the bill is killed, every bill will be filibustered, and we will talk about LB574 every day on every bill,” Hunt said on the floor Wednesday night. Debate resumes on Nebraska bill to ban trans health care for minors 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z Although bills can advance with a simple majority, it takes a supermajority - 33 votes - to end debate to overcome a filibuster. Nebraska lawmakers taking up debate on abortion restrictions 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z The prolonged fight in the 1960s to overcome filibusters against civil rights legislation “was completely necessary to changing the politics of the issue such that the policy change would be accepted and endure,” he writes. Review | Congress is a mess, these books argue — but maybe not messy enough 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Of course, changing the filibuster to empower the majority does not require an amendment. Opinion | Proposals to significantly expand the size of the House are misguided 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z In the House, Republicans launched days of filibusters over the proposals. Colorado becomes testing ground for gun reform in the West 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z When the bill advanced anyway last month, several other lawmakers joined in the filibuster. Debate resumes on Nebraska bill to ban trans health care for minors 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z That trigger bill fell two votes short of the 33 needed to overcome a filibuster. Nebraska lawmakers taking up debate on abortion restrictions 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z A Democratic state senator in Nebraska has been filibustering for weeks to block a bill that would ban transition-related medical treatment for minors. Donald Trump Indicted 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Since late February, a handful of Democrats have sought to force Republicans to shelve the bill, filibustering and using other procedural tactics to bring state legislative business to a near halt. Nebraska’s Fight Over Transgender Care Turns Personal and Snarls Lawmaking 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Ferguson said Tuesday that one of his concerns is a floor fight or a filibuster over the nomination in the final days of session. Gov. Moore’s pick to lead Md. State Police advances, over opposition 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z After another shooting injured two administrators a Denver high school last week, Democratic majorities are pushing through hours of Republican filibusters to send several gun control bills to Democratic Gov. Jared Polis. EXPLAINER: Mass shootings seldom shift partisan policies 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z “But the Republicans understand that they have a unique opportunity here,” he added, noting the “unusual” special privileges allowing certain D.C. disapproval resolutions to escape the Senate filibuster and normal order. D.C. leaders prepare for GOP grilling in hearing on crime, policing 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z This streak of filibusters is the longest in the state’s history and lawmakers behind them vow to block every bill through the end of the 90-day session. What is the filibuster, and why does it matter in Nebraska? 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Though Ms. Cavanaugh didn’t say it publicly when the filibuster began, the personal stakes for Ms. Hunt, who is a close friend, and her son were a central reason she went to extraordinary lengths. Nebraska’s Fight Over Transgender Care Turns Personal and Snarls Lawmaking 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Nebraska Democratic state Sen. Megan Hunt vowed to filibuster every bill for the rest of the legislative session after the Nebraska Legislature advanced a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for people under 19. Nebraska Dem with trans son vows to block all bills: "No one in the world holds a grudge like me" 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z Although bills can advance with a simple majority, it takes 33 votes to end debate to overcome a filibuster. Nebraska trans health bill advances, despite filibuster vow 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Lawmakers also say the bill and the filibuster are a sign that one of the least-polarized legislatures in the country is becoming partisan. Nebraska lawmaker vows to ‘burn this session to the ground’ over anti-trans proposal 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z For weeks, a single Omaha Democrat has filibustered nearly every bill to come before the Nebraska Legislature. What is the filibuster, and why does it matter in Nebraska? 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z For weeks, Ms. Cavanaugh took full advantage of Nebraska’s permissive filibuster rules, which allow any lawmaker to slow legislative business by talking for hours. Nebraska’s Fight Over Transgender Care Turns Personal and Snarls Lawmaking 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Senate Democrats have indicated that they may filibuster to encourage compromise, a stall tactic that involves senators talking nonstop. Missouri to restrict gender-affirming care for minors 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z The disapproval resolution will also not be subject to the Senate filibuster — meaning that once again, the fate of the legislation is likely to come down to just a handful of Senate Democrats. D.C. leaders begin lobbying Congress against effort to block policing bill 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z After three weeks of the filibuster, Cavanaugh and Speaker John Arch came to an agreement Thursday morning. Nebraska lawmaker vows to ‘burn this session to the ground’ over anti-trans proposal 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Cavanaugh paused her filibuster for a day earlier this month after the bill was scheduled for debate, believing it did not have the votes to advance. What is the filibuster, and why does it matter in Nebraska? 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z The strategy has exasperated Republican colleagues, who have called the Democrats leading the filibuster undemocratic and unreasonable. Nebraska’s Fight Over Transgender Care Turns Personal and Snarls Lawmaking 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh, of Omaha, had been staging a filibuster of every single bill before the legislative body — even ones she supported — since late February to protest the bill. Lawmaker pauses filibuster on agreement to debate trans bill 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Republicans hold 32 seats in the state Senate compared to Democrats' 17, but it takes 33 votes to overcome a filibuster. “I will burn this session to the ground”: Neb. Dem filibusters for 3 weeks to block anti-trans bill 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z She began filibustering late last month, soon after the bill advanced to the Senate floor. Nebraska lawmaker vows to ‘burn this session to the ground’ over anti-trans proposal 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z That led other lawmakers to pledge they would join Cavanaugh in filibustering every bill for the rest of the session. What is the filibuster, and why does it matter in Nebraska? 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z If the bill advanced, she angrily told colleagues, she would join Ms. Cavanaugh’s filibuster. Nebraska’s Fight Over Transgender Care Turns Personal and Snarls Lawmaking 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Cavanaugh agreed to pause her filibustering if Arch agreed to push the trans therapies bill to the front of the queue. Lawmaker pauses filibuster on agreement to debate trans bill 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Skill at filibustering is less valued in her new profession. Jen Psaki enters TV’s weekend fray with show starting Sunday 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z “Some people are annoyed, others indifferent, and some accepting of the filibuster,” he said. Nebraska lawmaker vows to ‘burn this session to the ground’ over anti-trans proposal 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Nebraska’s filibuster rules are less severe than in other states, some of which forbid lawmakers from sitting, taking a bathroom break or speaking on anything other than bill being filibustered. What is the filibuster, and why does it matter in Nebraska? 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z In the Senate, 16 Democrats and Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, supported the bill, giving Republicans the votes they needed to overcome the chamber's legislative filibuster. “Threatening our entire economy”: Warren introduces bill to repeal “Trump’s bank law” 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z If the bill advances, she will resume filibustering every bill for the remainder of the session, she told several news outlets. Lawmaker pauses filibuster on agreement to debate trans bill 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z It was the advancement of that bill out of committee that led Cavanaugh to promise three weeks ago to filibuster every bill that comes before the Legislature this year — even the ones she supports. Nebraska lawmaker 3 weeks into filibuster over trans bill 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Hunt and Cavanaugh said their constituents support the filibuster even though it means stalling governance. Nebraska lawmaker vows to ‘burn this session to the ground’ over anti-trans proposal 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Nebraska rules, instead, place time limits on filibusters. What is the filibuster, and why does it matter in Nebraska? 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Senators would not be able to filibuster the measure. Congressional GOP plans vote to overturn Biden’s border ‘parole’ program 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Although bills can win approval with a simple majority, it takes 33 votes to overcome a filibuster. Lawmaker pauses filibuster on agreement to debate trans bill 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Wednesday marks the halfway point of this year’s 90-day session, and not a single bill will have passed thanks to Cavanaugh’s relentless filibustering. Nebraska lawmaker 3 weeks into filibuster over trans bill 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z “People have offered all kinds of help, from dropping off food to child care while Senator Cavanaugh filibusters,” said Hunt. Nebraska lawmaker vows to ‘burn this session to the ground’ over anti-trans proposal 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z But if it’s filibustered, it usually takes the full eight hours. What is the filibuster, and why does it matter in Nebraska? 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z A Congressional Review Act resolution requires a simple majority in both chambers and can’t be filibustered. House GOP votes to overturn Biden rule on water protections 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z By the halfway point of the session Wednesday, not a single bill had passed, and only a handful had advanced from the first of three rounds of debate, thanks to Cavanaugh’s relentless filibustering. Lawmaker pauses filibuster on agreement to debate trans bill 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z “We really see it as a heroic effort,” Swatsworth said of the filibuster. Nebraska lawmaker 3 weeks into filibuster over trans bill 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Hunt said that while the filibuster is a reaction to anti-LGBTQ bills being introduced in Nebraska, it is also a product of the current legislature’s inexperience and weak leadership. Nebraska lawmaker vows to ‘burn this session to the ground’ over anti-trans proposal 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Although bills can advance with a simple majority, it takes a supermajority — 33 votes — to end debate to overcome a filibuster. What is the filibuster, and why does it matter in Nebraska? 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z “I made it clear I will not let a filibuster obstruct the sacred right to vote.” In Selma, Biden stresses voting rights in face of divided Congress 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z But on Thursday, Speaker of the Legislature Sen. John Arch announced that an agreement had been reached to break the filibuster after Cavanaugh approached him seeking a compromise. Lawmaker pauses filibuster on agreement to debate trans bill 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Cavanaugh and other lawmakers who support her filibuster effort “don’t want to acknowledge the support I have for this bill,” Kauth said. Nebraska lawmaker 3 weeks into filibuster over trans bill 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Lawmakers in Nebraska have successfully used filibusters to burn floor time, delay votes and have bills thrown out of the body. Nebraska lawmaker vows to ‘burn this session to the ground’ over anti-trans proposal 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z It remains to be seen whether filibustering lawmakers can run out the clock before the session ends or sway other lawmakers to vote down the trans health bill. What is the filibuster, and why does it matter in Nebraska? 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z “We all know that issue is held up with the filibuster, and we can’t get the votes necessary to break the filibuster. The president doesn’t have a vote in the Senate,” he said. In Selma, Biden stresses voting rights in face of divided Congress 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z When that bill died in a Senate filibuster in January 2022, Mr. Biden called for eliminating the filibuster to enable Democrats to force through the legislation. Biden vows new election laws in ‘Bloody Sunday’ speech, accuses GOP of assault on voting rights 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Although bills can win approval with a simple majority in the 49-seat body, it takes 33 votes to overcome a filibuster. Nebraska lawmaker 3 weeks into filibuster over trans bill 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z “Unlike his focused technique, I am filibustering everything, everyday, no matter what.” Nebraska lawmaker vows to ‘burn this session to the ground’ over anti-trans proposal 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z The minority has had some success in filibustering bills. What is the filibuster, and why does it matter in Nebraska? 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z It can’t be kept off the floor by the majority leader and is not subject to the filibuster, providing a blunt political instrument for lawmakers if they can assemble a simple majority. Republicans Use Arcane Political Tactic to Thwart Democrats 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z The president reiterated his dislike of the filibuster on Sunday before touting an executive order last year that sought to promote voter registration services and nonpartisan information about elections. Biden vows new election laws in ‘Bloody Sunday’ speech, accuses GOP of assault on voting rights 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Democrats have had some success in using filibusters, which burn valuable time from the session, delay votes on other issues and force lawmakers to work longer days. Nebraska lawmaker 3 weeks into filibuster over trans bill 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z One senator’s distaste with the advancement of a bill seeking to ban gender-affirming care for Nebraskans under 19, coupled with the state’s unique filibustering rules, has brought the session to a standstill. Nebraska lawmaker vows to ‘burn this session to the ground’ over anti-trans proposal 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z The tactic allows legislation to get a vote on the Senate floor via a simple majority and is not subject to the 60-vote filibuster threshold. Unruly Senate Democrats create political problems for Biden ahead of 2024 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z There are currently 17 Democratic lawmakers in the officially nonpartisan body - enough to successfully filibuster most bills if they all vote together. Permitless concealed carry gun bill advances in Nebraska 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z “I’ve made it clear: I will not let a filibuster obstruct the sacred right to vote,” he said. Biden vows new election laws in ‘Bloody Sunday’ speech, accuses GOP of assault on voting rights 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Last year, conservative lawmakers were unable to overcome Democratic filibusters to pass an abortion ban or a law that would have allowed people to carry concealed guns without a permit. Nebraska lawmaker 3 weeks into filibuster over trans bill 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z While filibustering is not rare for Nebraska’s Unicameral legislature, Democratic state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh is the first lawmaker to filibuster every bill introduced to the floor, said lawmakers and political scientists. Nebraska lawmaker vows to ‘burn this session to the ground’ over anti-trans proposal 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z There are currently 17 Democratic lawmakers in the officially nonpartisan body — enough to successfully filibuster most bills if they all vote together. Permitless concealed carry gun bill advances in Nebraska 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z A Nebraska state lawmaker has vowed to filibuster every bill in the legislative session if Republicans don't immediately withdraw two bills seeking to ban abortion and gender-affirming care. "I am going to make it painful": Neb. Dem vows to filibuster all bills to defeat anti-trans crusade 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z For it to pass the narrowly divided Senate, at least nine GOP lawmakers will have to vote with every single Democrat to avert a filibuster. Bipartisan group of senators propose railway safety bill after East Palestine derailment 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z He mastered the use of the filibuster to try to tank bills he opposed and force support for bills he backed. Nebraska lawmaker 3 weeks into filibuster over trans bill 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z If the filibuster does not end, the clerk of the legislature predicted, as few as 30 bills out of the roughly 820 that were introduced would be debated this session. Nebraska lawmaker vows to ‘burn this session to the ground’ over anti-trans proposal 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z The resolution is privileged, which means it requires only a simple majority because it cannot be filibustered and must receive a floor vote. Dem senators break with Biden, join GOP to nuke ‘woke’ 401(k) rule 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z The Nebraska lawmaker stressed her dedication to her promise, noting that, after a filibuster last week, she slept on the floor of her office before attending committee hearings 20 minutes later. "I am going to make it painful": Neb. Dem vows to filibuster all bills to defeat anti-trans crusade 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z The resolution cannot be filibustered in the Senate, which means it needs only a simple majority to pass. McConnell lampoons Biden’s ‘radical’ 401(k) rule as GOP seeks to scuttle new ESG provision 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Lawmakers are going after it using the Congressional Review Act, a tool for overturning new federal rules with a simple majority vote in both the House and Senate, which cannot filibuster it. Fight against ‘woke’ money managers emerges as a dominant issue in American politics 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Part of the chamber’s uniqueness is that, while it takes only a simple majority to pass a bill, it needs 33 votes to break a filibuster. Nebraska lawmaker vows to ‘burn this session to the ground’ over anti-trans proposal 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z I’m not a parliamentarian, and a review of the “filibuster” and “cloture” entries in Wikipedia will make your head hurt. Opinion | We need more than ending the filibuster to stop the spread of guns 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z Cornyn likened the efforts to ending the blue slip to Democratic calls for ending the filibuster so that legislation would only need a simple majority to advance rather than 60 votes. Dems consider break with tradition to get Biden more judges 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z The Senate filibuster, requiring 60 votes on most issues, enhances the power of a minority to veto majority opinion. Opinion | Our system doesn’t act even when we agree. That’s killing us. 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z Feinstein, despite representing one of the most liberal states in the country, was increasingly out of step with her party on such issues as eliminating the filibuster. Opinion | As Dianne Feinstein prepares to step aside, don’t forget what she has meant 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Arch said he expects that fewer bills will be passed this year because of the filibuster. Nebraska lawmaker vows to ‘burn this session to the ground’ over anti-trans proposal 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z It’s generally known that the filibuster is a Senate rule and not part of the Constitution, and perhaps that makes it slightly easier to modify. Opinion | We need more than ending the filibuster to stop the spread of guns 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z Congressional staffers expect that neither disapproval resolution will be subject to the Senate filibuster and will only need to pass with a simple majority. House votes to block D.C. bills on noncitizen voting, criminal code 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z The bill has 29 co-sponsors and needs 33 votes to pass without filibuster. Factbox: Abortion battles in U.S. state capitols to watch in 2023 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z On Tuesday night, Biden is expected to call on Congress to pass the legislative package, named after Floyd, which passed in the House last session but failed to overcome a GOP filibuster in the Senate. Toll of police brutality to be visible at State of the Union 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z House Democrats passed bills in support of D.C. statehood in 2020 and 2021, but they were unable to gain sufficient support in the Senate, where filibuster rules allow the minority party to thwart legislation. House GOP to disapprove D.C. plans for illegal immigrant voting, weaker crime penalties 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z “I never left the table. But it was Sen. Durbin who filibustered my Justice Act,” said Mr. Scott. Black lawmakers prod Biden to demand new policing laws during State of the Union 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z But the effort fell two votes short of the 33 it needed to overcome a filibuster. Hundreds show for Nebraska ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban hearing 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z For more than 20 years now she’s led filibusters or other efforts against oil drilling in ANWR, against old-growth logging in the state’s vast coastal rainforests, and now against the nation’s most enormous mine. WA Sen. Maria Cantwell’s great week highlights Alaska’s identity crisis 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z The resolution will not be subject to the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster threshold, but it will still fail in the upper chamber unless Republicans can convince one additional Senate Democrat to get on board. Republicans, Manchin set sights on tanking Biden’s climate friendly 401(k) rules 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z A debt ceiling increase would require support from nine Republicans, 48 Democrats and three independents who caucus with Democrats to meet the Senate's 60-vote filibuster rule for most legislation. U.S. Senate Republicans put Biden on notice over debt ceiling 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z In May 2018, Democrats defeated a ban on most abortions after an hourslong filibuster at the end of a session in which opponents accused senators of delaying other pressing issues. SC abortion ban gets hearing for first time this session 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z She has angered liberals for her defense of the Senate filibuster and willingness to work across the aisle. Rep. Adam Schiff launches bid for U.S. Senate in California 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z The Senate bill attained a record 45 co-sponsors in the last Congress, though several holdouts in the Democratic caucus, namely Manchin, deflated hopes that statehood could succeed, even if the filibuster were eliminated. D.C. leaders herald Senate statehood bill despite steep odds 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Democrats have conceded that they do not have the 60 votes necessary to overcome a Republican filibuster and pass a new ban. The shootings are the latest reminders of Washington’s gridlock on guns. 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z Democrats spoke openly about him being an alternative to Ms. Sinema, who was effectively chased from the party for refusing to abandon the filibuster and sticking to middle-of-the-road positions. Rep. Ruben Gallego announces bid for Sinema’s Senate seat in Arizona 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z Her support for maintaining the filibuster, a Senate rule requiring 60 of 100 votes to pass most legislation, has made her a pariah on the left. Rep. Gallego announces bid for Sinema’s Arizona Senate seat 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z The Senate filibuster requires the support of 60 senators to advance a bill, a provision that D.C. statehood activists have fought to eradicate but that is now a friend to D.C. in this Congress. D.C. braces for barrage of Republican intervention in local governance 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z She has angered liberals in California for her defense of the Senate filibuster and willingness to work across the aisle. California’s leading liberals jockey for Feinstein’s Senate seat 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Such a close divide ensured that several White House priorities, including a partisan rewrite of the nation’s voting laws, failed to move forward after Mr. Manchin and Ms. Sinema opposed eliminating the filibuster. Sens. Manchin, Sinema reassert opposition to gutting filibuster at Davos 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Instead of Democrats winning a huge majority in the House and enough Senate seats to get rid of the filibuster, as polls suggested was possible, they won tiny majorities in both chambers. Opinion | The racial reckoning led to lots of talk but little real change 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z In a speech then at the Atlanta University Center, Biden called for ending the Senate filibuster to pave way for restoring federal oversight of elections that the Supreme Court ended in 2013. Biden honors Martin Luther King at Atlanta church with nods to 2024 and voting rights 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z Perhaps we shall encounter a chief filibuster officer soon. House bill wants study on impact of remote work 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Though Democrats control the Senate, they would need nine GOP votes to bypass a filibuster and pass legislation on abortion. Republicans push anti-abortion measures with new majority 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Despite now holding 51 seats, Democrats still face an uphill battle to gut the filibuster as long as Mr. Manchin and Ms. Sinema remain opposed. Sens. Manchin, Sinema reassert opposition to gutting filibuster at Davos 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Abortion rights proponents have acknowledged that the alliance behind last year’s filibuster is on shaky ground. New push to restrict abortions to be introduced in Nebraska 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Ending the filibuster would no longer be enough, since Republicans took control of the House this month and overwhelmingly oppose the Democrats’ voting rights measures. Biden honors Martin Luther King at Atlanta church with nods to 2024 and voting rights 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z Sadly, both times the legislation collapsed in the Senate, a victim of the filibuster and the GOP's sweeping rejection of voting rights. House GOP sets its top priority: Covering up for Donald Trump's crime spree 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Democrats powered the additional IRS money through Congress last year using the budget process, which meant they could avoid having to face a Republican-led filibuster in the Senate. House passes bill to reclaim billions from IRS 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z The IRS money was included in last year’s climate-spending bill, which Democrats powered through using the budget process to circumvent a GOP filibuster in the Senate. White House vows to veto first GOP bill on cutting IRS funding 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z House Republicans stayed out of the machinations, though Senate Republicans had a large say since they were needed to provide enough votes to overcome a filibuster. Republicans Prepare New Rules, but Fixing Congress Isn’t So Easy 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z Dissidents won his commitment to open spending bills to unlimited amendments, effectively allowing them unfettered chances to gut or filibuster such legislation with proposed changes. Why McCarthy’s Slog to Speaker Could Mean Dysfunction Ahead in the House 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z A Republican-led effort last year to pass a near total abortion ban fell two votes short of garnering the 33 needed to overcome a filibuster. Abortion, spending likely battles in new Nebraska session 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z This time, because of the budget process Democrats used to sidestep a Senate filibuster, the reform’s backers weren’t able to go into those kinds of details. Too big too fast? Skeptics see dangers in IRS rush to expand 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z Their votes often proved critical to ensuring that the government remained fully funded and open, shielding compromise bills from the threat of a filibuster. Retiring Congress Members See Rough Roads Ahead. They Won’t Miss the Gridlock. 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z “What you have is filibuster by amendment,” said Representative Steny H. Hoyer, a Maryland Democrat and former majority leader who is also a veteran member of the Appropriations Committee. Republicans Prepare New Rules, but Fixing Congress Isn’t So Easy 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z Eighteen Republican senators, including Mr. McConnell, joined all Democrats to overcome a 60-vote filibuster threshold to pass the spending package and avert a government shutdown. Trump blasts ‘Old Crow’ McConnell for making deal with Democrats on spending bill 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z The 57 votes to convict were not enough, however, to overcome a potential GOP filibuster. Jan. 6 committee ignored “Christian nationalism” behind Capitol attack after Cheney intervention 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z Democrats failed in that push because of Republican resistance and a refusal by two Democrats to eliminate the filibuster to impose the voting changes. How a Bipartisan Senate Group Addressed a Flaw Exposed by Jan. 6 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z He attacked the filibuster and corporate tax giveaways. Hey, Democrats: The Clinton era is finally over, and "triangulation" is dead at last 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z The House created the Jan. 6 committee after Senate Republicans used a filibuster to defeat a proposal to create an independent commission to investigate the attack. Accusing Trump of insurrection, the Jan. 6 committee refers him to the Justice Dept. 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z With the 60-vote Senate filibuster intact, Democrats need the support of at least 10 Republicans to revive the expanded CTC in some form. Congress just passed $858B military budget — but GOP is blocking $12B to fight child poverty 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z McConnell advises Sinema frequently, according to a person familiar with their relationship, and the two spoke about her decision to defend the legislative filibuster and other matters. Sinema’s switch was months in the making. Now it’s a challenge for Democrats. 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z The Democratic legislation encountered united Republican opposition in the Senate and died after Mr. Manchin and Ms. Sinema refused to support a change in Senate rules to gut the filibuster. How a Bipartisan Senate Group Addressed a Flaw Exposed by Jan. 6 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z As the days dragged on without a mayor, people around the Bay Area took notice, with some using words such as “filibuster” and “insurrection.” San Mateo finally picks a mayor after routine appointment dissolves into turmoil 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Because of the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster threshold, Democrats need buy-in from at least 10 GOP senators to pass legislation but do not need any House Republicans. Congress averts government shutdown with stopgap funding bill 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z The latter prevailed in 2021 because Democrats won “trifecta” control over the presidency, Senate and House after 2020, and the pandemic bill provided a legislative vehicle that could avoid a GOP filibuster. Opinion | The great American bailout goes on ... and on 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z He would need 10 to overcome the filibuster and vote it into law. DACA deal for “Dreamers” fizzling as Texas Republicans prioritize border security 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z That might have rendered it unlikely that 10 GOP senators would support it and make it possible to circumvent a filibuster. Opinion | The plan to stop a future Trumpist coup moves closer to reality 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z In the end, supporters won over more than the 10 Republicans needed to break a filibuster. The 12 Republican Senators Who Voted for the Same-Sex Marriage Bill 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z Sometimes they didn’t even realize that by filibustering with highly entertaining treatises on grasshoppers, mascot fights and the best Halloween candy, he never got around to answering the football questions. Mike Leach was brilliant, generous, stubborn — and never boring 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z However, enough supported it to sidestep a filibuster in the Senate and ensure its passage. Biden to sign gay marriage bill at White House ceremony 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z The House passed the bill in June, but it lacks sufficient support to overcome a Republican filibuster in the Senate. Virginia U.S. attorney says she is ‘taking illegal guns off the streets’ 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z The role enraged liberals, particularly her reluctance to help blow up the chamber’s filibuster rules to enable Democrats to force through their agenda. Kyrsten Sinema’s political curveball frustrates Biden, Democrats 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z The Arizona lawmaker has often split from her party on key issues, including her resistance to getting rid of the filibuster, to the anger of her more liberal colleagues. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she’s ‘grateful’ for Sinema’s departure from Dems, as race opens up 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z But marriage might be a different matter, and supporters believed they could rally enough Republican votes to sidestep a filibuster in the Senate. Biden called gay marriage ‘inevitable’ and soon it’ll be law 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z Supporters believed they could rally enough Republican votes to sidestep a filibuster in the Senate and safeguard gay marriages. Biden called gay marriage ‘inevitable’ and soon it’ll be law 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z But it also pointedly noted Sinema’s opposition to some corporate tax hikes and her refusal to end the filibuster to protect voting rights. Opinion | Kyrsten Sinema’s surprise switch is an epic gamble 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Her support of keeping the filibuster intact led to censures and calls for a primary. Kyrsten Sinema’s political curveball frustrates Biden, Democrats 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z Some Democratic lawmakers had floated using the fast-track budget reconciliation process to raise the debt limit, thus shielding it from a Republican filibuster. Leaders Back Away From Raising Debt Ceiling, Punting Clash to New Congress 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z When the final vote was called, they had twelve Republican supporters — two more than they needed to break the filibuster in the 50-50 Senate and pass the bill. How senators ‘defied political gravity’ on same-sex marriage 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Democrats are still short one vote to overturn the filibuster. High early turnout in Georgia Senate runoff: More evidence that saving democracy motivates voters 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Democrats delayed consideration of the bill in the 50-50 Senate until after the Nov. 8 election, hoping to get 10 Republicans on board and reach the 60-vote threshold necessary to overcome the filibuster. EXPLAINER: Congress is acting on gay, interracial marriage 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z Mr. Warnock was also the torch bearer for voting rights legislation that fell to a filibuster in the Senate. The Fight Over Warnock’s Record Comes Down to an Electric Car Plant in Georgia 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z There was hardly an outcry of enthusiasm in Congress, and Murphy expressed doubt there was enough support to get it through the inevitable Senate filibuster. Armed for the holidays 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z This dire view of democracy propelled failed Democratic efforts to eliminate the Senate filibuster and radically rewrite U.S. voting laws. Opinion | The midterms have busted the myth of conservative ‘minority rule’ 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z An effort to include a total of seven days was rejected by the Senate after failing to muster enough GOP support to overcome the 60-vote filibuster threshold. Senate approves bill to avert rail strike by imposing labor deal on workers 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z The Equality Act passed the House last year, and it’s been sitting in the Senate ever since — a victim of the 60-vote threshold required by the filibuster. Opinion | Gee, thanks for this tiny step to protect my same-sex marriage 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z In a Senate split 50-50 between both parties, 60 votes would mean Democrats could overcome any threat of a filibuster to kill the bill. How a bipartisan group of senators got same-sex marriage protections passed 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z The bill, named the Respect for Marriage Act, narrowly cleared the chamber 61-36, one more than the 60 votes required to break a filibuster. Same-sex marriage bill passes Senate; lawmakers reject GOP religious liberty amendments 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z The eventual support from twelve Republicans gave Democrats the votes needed to overcome a filibuster in the 50-50 Senate. Senate set to vote on bill protecting same-sex marriages 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Then Fetterman told them that a Democrat who doesn’t support eliminating the filibuster “must believe that there are 10 or 12 Republican senators of conscience.” Pennsylvania campaign wildcard Fetterman turns to governing 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Their approval, plus that of all 48 Democrats and the two independents who caucus with the Democrats, would be enough to overcome a filibuster by conservative senators. Analysis | What are red-flag laws? 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z As the group prepared for a 3:30 p.m. procedural vote in mid-November, they felt increasingly confident about having the 10 Republicans they needed to break the filibuster. How a bipartisan group of senators got same-sex marriage protections passed 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Hundreds of amendments were put forward to change the bill, including many on unrelated issues such as immigration and the environment, in what sometimes looked like a filibuster. Lawmakers Back Bill to Enshrine Abortion Rights in France’s Constitution 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z He is an enthralling storyteller but also a master of deflection, so absorbed in his own success story that he tends to filibuster and evade when questions get too close to a racial reckoning. Jerry Jones helped transform the NFL, except when it comes to race But to write same-sex marriage into federal law means overcoming a potential Senate filibuster. Jim Obergefell has "concerns" about the Respect For Marriage Act 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Nebraska Republicans want to ban abortion, but the GOP appears to have fallen short of securing the 33 seats it needs in the officially nonpartisan, one-house state Legislature to overcome filibusters. After midterms, states weighing abortion protections, bans 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z He couldn't even get basic bills to protect reproductive rights and voting rights past the filibuster shredder. Nancy Pelosi's historic run as speaker comes with a lesson: Quit while you're ahead 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Using the little leverage he had, McConnell threatened not to finalize a deal until Democrats promised that they wouldn’t try to kill the legislative filibuster that forces a 60-vote threshold. Georgia runoff: Why one Senate seat is crucial for Democrats 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Democrats needed at least ten to thwart a filibuster. Respect for Marriage Act is a tradeoff, but Democrats may not know what they're trading 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z A law that would codify federal protections for same-sex marriages cleared a procedural hurdle in the U.S Senate on Wednesday, overcoming the 60-vote filibuster threshold and setting the stage for approval. "Shouldn't be up for debate": 37 Senate Republicans vote against same-sex and interracial marriage 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z A bill to protect same-sex marriage rights cleared a Senate hurdle, with 12 Republicans joining Democrats to break a filibuster. Why the Crypto Collapse Matters 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Twelve Republicans joined all 50 members of the Democratic caucus to vote in support of the bill, surpassing the 60 votes needed to avoid a filibuster. Senate advances bill to protect same-sex marriage in federal law 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z A bill to provide federal recognition of same-sex marriages cleared a key hurdle in the Senate, with 12 Republicans joining all 50 Democrats to break a filibuster. Here are the 12 Republicans who voted to protect same-sex marriage. 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z In an evenly divided Senate, Republican support was needed to clear the 60-vote filibuster threshold. Mormon Church Backs Bill Supporting Same-Sex Marriage 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z She told Mr. Schumer she felt more confident she could muster the 10 Republican votes necessary to break a Republican filibuster and move it through the evenly divided chamber if they waited. Same-Sex Marriage Rights Bill Clears a Crucial Senate Hurdle 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z The chance that the expected Republican-led House in January would take up the bill or that it could break a Senate filibuster then, or now in the lame-duck Congress, seems extremely unlikely. Impeachment manager pushing bill to bar Trump from office 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Democrats gained support from 12 Republicans, two above the threshold needed to overcome a filibuster. Backdrop for Vote on Same-Sex Marriage Rights: A Big Shift in Public Opinion 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z That was enough to avert a filibuster and should clear its way for final passage. Senate advances bipartisan same-sex marriage bill, kicking off lame-duck agenda 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Still, it’s not yet certain whether Democrats have the 10 GOP votes they need to overcome a filibuster on Wednesday and get a bill through the 50-50 Senate. Same-sex marriage faces Senate test with GOP votes uncertain 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Still, it’s not yet certain whether Democrats have the 10 votes they need to overcome a filibuster on Wednesday and get a bill through the 50-50 Senate. Same-sex marriage faces Senate test with GOP votes uncertain 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z While Democrats retain the majority in the Senate, the support from at least a few Republicans will be needed to push legislation over the 60-vote filibuster threshold. The White House requests nearly $48 billion from Congress for Ukraine and pandemic aid. 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z The bill cleared the House but foundered in the Senate, where it fell five votes shy of the 60 needed to overcome a filibuster in the Senate. Activists beg for Democrats to deliver on immigration bill 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z The bill is expected to clear the 60-vote filibuster threshold after a bipartisan group spearheading the legislation announced they had an agreement on protecting nonprofit religious groups that oppose performing same-sex marriage services. Schumer tees up vote to codify same-sex marriage into law after bipartisan agreement 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z Although Democrats will maintain, or even expand, their narrow majority in the Senate, some members of his party are unwilling to sidestep filibuster rules to pass an abortion law. Biden: Still not enough votes to codify abortion rights 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z The Senate measure would need at least 10 Republican votes to overcome the filibuster threshold and advance, so it is unclear if the Democratic measure will get the requisite support. Congress faces busy lame-duck session as it returns to Washington 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z His ability to use the budget process and Vice President Kamala Harris’ tiebreaking vote to circumvent Senate filibusters would no longer matter, even if Democrats maintained control of the upper chamber. GOP on path to control House 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Even if they take both chambers of Congress, Democrats will be able block passage in the Senate using the filibuster rule or in the White House using Mr Biden's veto power. US midterms polls: Who will win control of Congress? 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z For the last four congressional sessions, beginning in 2015, legislation has been introduced to restore the Voting Rights Act's lost protections, but absent the 60 votes required to outmaneuver a Senate filibuster, U.S. "Young people are fed up": Inside the fight to defend young voters 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Republicans have been filibustering most Democratic bills and would have no interest in giving the liberal party a win on one of the GOP’s biggest fall campaign issues. Democrats are conflicted on crime, and it shows 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z “It’s unlikely Democrats will win enough votes to be able to eliminate the filibuster and pass an abortion rights bill at the federal level,” Weitz says. The Most Urgent Science, Health and Climate Issues in the 2022 Midterm Elections 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z Any tax on oil and gas companies is unlikely to muster enough support in Congress, where Democrats would need at least 10 Republicans to overcome a filibuster in the Senate. Biden to call on Congress to consider windfall tax on excessive oil profits 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z On the Senate filibuster, Ms. Hassan said she does not like the fact any senator in the minority can keep legislation from advancing with the push of a button. Bolduc accuses Maggie Hassan of pushing voters into economic peril: ‘Granite Staters are hurting’ 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Votes on non-budget issues like abortion and immigration would still likely need 60 Senate votes to pass the 'filibuster' rule, and Democrats are divided on funding social programs. Analysis: How Congress might look for Biden post midterms: The good, bad, and the ugly 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z But on one position, ending the legislative filibuster in the Senate, Mr. Fetterman gladly owned his view. 5 Takeaways From the Pennsylvania Senate Debate 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Wade enabled other conservative states to quickly outlaw most abortions, but the Nebraska ban received only 31 votes - two short of the number needed to avoid a filibuster. Nebraska struggling to OK ban despite anti-abortion history 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Wade enabled other conservative states to quickly outlaw most abortions, but the Nebraska ban received only 31 votes — two short of the number needed to avoid a filibuster. Nebraska struggling to OK ban despite anti-abortion history 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z “I have been in favor of returning it to a talking filibuster,” Ms. Hassan said. Bolduc accuses Maggie Hassan of pushing voters into economic peril: ‘Granite Staters are hurting’ 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Republicans are not expected to win enough Senate seats on Nov. 8 to overcome the 60-vote filibuster, making bills on abortion or immigration hard to pass in the first place. Analysis: How Congress might look for Biden post midterms: The good, bad, and the ugly 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z When Dr. Oz accused him of wanting to “bust the filibuster,” in other words, allowing bills to pass without a 60-vote threshold, Mr. Fetterman responded: “That is true. That is true.” 5 Takeaways From the Pennsylvania Senate Debate 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z For it to pass, Democrats would need to gain at least two Senate seats and eliminate the filibuster — steps that are, respectively, unlikely and unwise. Opinion | Biden wants to codify Roe v. Wade. A bipartisan bill would do just that. 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Murray supports abolishing the Senate filibuster for “constitutional rights” like abortion and voting rights and says Democrats can do so if they expand their majority to 52 senators. Former allies, Patty Murray and Tiffany Smiley face off for U.S. Senate 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Bolduc said he does not want to get rid of the filibuster. Bolduc accuses Maggie Hassan of pushing voters into economic peril: ‘Granite Staters are hurting’ 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z Democrats won in 2020, and until recently, the filibuster tanked the vast majority of agenda items that the Biden administration wanted to pass. Trumpists want you to be cynical — it's how they'll destroy democracy 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z But supporters didn’t have enough votes to overcome a threatened filibuster, and the ban didn’t pass the Senate. S Carolina Senate again rejects abortion ban; bill not dead 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z But even if a Senator McMullin felt inclined to throw party control into turmoil, party strategists said the chamber's filibuster rule requiring 60 votes to pass most legislation could stand in his way. How Utah's Evan McMullin could become a key U.S. Senate power broker 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Biden said this summer that he supported ending the filibuster to protect a woman’s right to an abortion and a broader constitutional right to privacy. Biden to Say That Codifying Roe Will Be a Priority if Democrats Expand Majorities 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z But they need 60 votes to avoid a filibuster, and two members of their caucus oppose a rule change that would allow them to codify Roe with a simple majority vote. Biden, in speech, will aim to keep abortion top of mind for voters as midterms near 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z Lamb's positions on such issues as abortion rights, the filibuster, the child tax credit, and other matters of public policy largely aligned with our own. Electing John Fetterman is crucial for Pennsylvania Voters 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z When Republicans filibustered that obvious ploy, convening a congressional committee was the last resort. Opinion | The Jan. 6 committee preaches to the choir 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z But Servais wasn’t finished in his filibuster of a first answer that he later admitted was long-winded. Servais explains Mariners’ decision to use Robbie Ray vs. Astros: ‘We have a really good process’ 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z As with calls to “pack the court” and “end the filibuster,” it is clear that Democrats want to ram through their progressive agenda regardless of the fact that most Americans do not want it. Opinion | Biden’s ‘forgiveness’ of college loans is clearly executive overreach 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Budget legislation can pass without needing to surmount a filibuster, which meant if all Democrats stuck together they could force it through. Dreamer ruling gives Democrats immigration opening in November’s elections 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Between the Senate filibuster and the Supreme Court’s restrictive ruling in West Virginia vs. Op-Ed: Here's how companies can strong-arm their suppliers into cutting carbon emissions 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z But rather than a clarion call to restore Russian greatness as he clearly intended, the address seemed the bluster and filibuster of a leader struggling to recover his grip — on his war, and his country. Analysis | As war fails, Russia’s authoritarian grandmaster backs himself into a corner 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Senate in the Nov. 8 mid-terms, saying it would open the possibility of removing the filibuster, a legislative roadblock which requires a 60-vote majority to overcome. U.S. VP Harris, actress Priyanka Chopra discuss mansplaining, abortion rights 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z “I kept my commitment to Senator Manchin and look who blocked it — the Republicans,” Schumer said, noting that the permitting language would need 60 votes to defeat a filibuster. Senate passes bill to avert shutdown, fund government until Dec. 16 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Sinema argued that it is important to protect the filibuster given the volatility of the congressional majority, which she predicted her party would lose in the midterms. "Unpopular view": McConnell gushes over Sinema as she pushes to give GOP even more filibuster power 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z The Senate’s three women joined two other Republicans against a nearly total abortion ban, leaving the chamber short of votes needed to end a potential filibuster. Major abortion law changes unlikely in S. Carolina after Roe 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z She is a staunch defender of the filibuster, a Senate rule effectively requiring 60 votes to pass most legislation in the 100-member body. Sen. Sinema defends bipartisanship at McConnell Center 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z But two Democratic senators have opposed ending the filibuster. U.S. VP Harris, actress Priyanka Chopra discuss mansplaining, abortion rights 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z The moderate Arizona Democrat conceded that it’s an unpopular viewpoint among the vast majority of her Democratic colleagues, many of whom want to nix the filibuster and ram legislation through the chamber. Kyrsten Sinema calls for restoring Senate’s 60-vote threshold to pass anything 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Still, 11 Republican senators have signed on to the Senate bill, enough to break a filibuster and pass the bill in the 50-50 Senate. Bills would curtail objections at future Jan. 6 counts 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z The Senate should act without delay, though whether it can overcome a Republican filibuster is uncertain. Reforming the Electoral Count Act should not be controversial 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z Many Democrats, including Biden, say the filibuster leads to gridlock by giving a minority of lawmakers the ability to veto. Sen. Sinema defends bipartisanship at McConnell Center 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Congress must pass a bill that can beat the filibuster in the Senate, and the lining up of co-sponsors proves the compromise the chamber struck this summer is the best bet. Opinion | Congress, take the final sprint on Electoral Count Act reform 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z He also touched on overhauling criminal justice laws, protecting abortion access, getting rid of the filibuster and raising the minimum wage as key issues. John Fetterman welcomed as ‘one of us’ at his first Philadelphia rally 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z At a Democratic National Committee rally, Biden suggested the two extra Democrats would allow the Democratic-controlled Senate to remove a legislative roadblock known as the filibuster that requires a 60-vote majority to overcome. Biden suggests support for filibuster change to legalize abortion 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Senators introduced their legislation in July and believe it has the best chance of becoming law because it has enough Republican support to avoid a filibuster. Poll: Senate's election reform bill more popular than House version 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z She said the filibuster should be restored for areas where it’s been eliminated, such as judicial confirmations. Sen. Sinema defends bipartisanship at McConnell Center 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z With all 50 Democratic senators supporting the legislation, there are now the 60 votes necessary to avoid a Republican filibuster and pass the bill. Column: Congress is trying to stop its own members from another coup attempt 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z It is unlikely 10 Republicans would join Democrats to overcome the Senate filibuster. After months of debate, House Democrats strike deal to fund police 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Biden's remark suggests he would support a vote to end the filibuster, which can be decided by a simple majority. Biden suggests support for filibuster change to legalize abortion 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z The legislation so far has at least 10 Republican backers, meaning it could overcome a G.O.P. filibuster if all Democrats supported it. House Passes Overhaul of Electoral Count, Moving to Avert Another Jan. 6 Crisis 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z The Senate is meant to be slow and deliberative, she said, and the filibuster ensures lasting progress that doesn’t swing wildly as the parties trade off control of Congress. Sen. Sinema defends bipartisanship at McConnell Center 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Ten GOP senators have backed the legislation, likely giving Democrats the votes they need to break a filibuster and pass their electoral bill in the 50-50 Senate. What’s in the House, Senate bills overhauling Jan. 6 count 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z The House already approved such a measure, but Senate Republicans used the filibuster to block a vote in that chamber after the Dobbs ruling leaked. Republicans struggle for consensus on next steps concerning abortion 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Nine Republicans were part of the negotiating group on that bill — a crucial number since 10 are needed for passage to overcome a Senate filibuster. The House’s long-awaited electoral reform bill is ready. Can it pass? 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z On Thursday, Democrats announced they would postpone until after the election a vote to protect same-sex marriages because its backers had failed to secure enough Republican support to overcome a G.O.P. filibuster. This Time, It’s Republicans on the Defensive on Social Issues 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z Senators representing a majority of Americans are often unable to pass bills, partly because of the increasing use of the filibuster. ‘A Crisis Coming’: The Twin Threats to American Democracy 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z “Our races are Democrats’ five best chances to flip a seat this year, and each of us is fully committed to ending the filibuster and making the Senate work for families across this country.” Dead heat in N.C. race that could swing control of the U.S. Senate 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Even if Republicans were to retake the House and Senate, they wouldn’t be able to pass such a measure without eliminating the filibuster; in any event, President Biden would veto such a measure. Opinion | Graham’s 15-week abortion ban gives the endgame away 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z A nationwide ban would be extremely difficult to pass, requiring 60 votes in the Senate to overcome a filibuster. GOP backs away from some hard-line abortion measures it once championed 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z The threatened filibuster made it clear that some Republicans weren’t comfortable voting in favor of same-sex marriage before the midterm election, and others didn’t want to go on record against it at an inopportune time. This Time, It’s Republicans on the Defensive on Social Issues 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z The Senate’s “pro-life majority,” he said, should stand against the “Beaufort Bully,” referring to Republican Sen. Tom Davis, who successfully filibustered a ban on almost all abortions. After abortion vote, SC Senate looks to House, Jan. session 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z But that effort stalled in January with Senate Republicans united in opposition and a pair of moderate Democrats were unwilling to create a filibuster carve-out to pass the measure with only Democratic votes. Senators say vote on election reform bill unlikely until after midterms 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z “I’m not going to let that happen,” Republican Sen. Tom Davis said after taking to the floor to briefly filibuster the proposed ban. South Carolina Republicans fall short in bid for near-total abortion ban 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Massey and his allies forfeited the original goal of a complete ban after a fellow Republican, Senator Tom Davis, launched a filibuster supported by Democrats. After Long Brawl, South Carolina Senate Approves More Abortion Restrictions 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Passing the bill through the Senate requires getting past the filibuster. Republicans run head first into the same-sex marriage trap 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z At least 10 Republican votes would be needed to move forward because of the Senate’s filibuster rule. Senate Republicans oppose Biden request for COVID, monkeypox funds 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z A bipartisan group of senators, led by Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, is working to round up those ten GOP votes needed to overcome a filibuster and get the legislation through the 50-50 Senate. Senate to vote on same-sex marriage in coming weeks 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z The result has been a months-long stalemate in the Senate, since Democrats need the support of 10 Republicans to avert a filibuster and approve any package. White House seeks $47 billion for covid, monkeypox, Ukraine and floods 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Mr. McConnell and his aides have said he is simply playing the long game, doing what he needs to to preserve the filibuster, which Democrats have repeatedly threatened to dismantle to push through their agenda. With Midterms Looming, McConnell’s Woes Pile Up 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Senate filibusters requiring bills to garner 60 votes are commonplace, derailing nearly anything without broad bipartisan support. Decades on Capitol Hill: From civility to open hostility 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z And the Disclose Act, some version of which has been languishing in Congress for more than a decade, blocked by GOP filibusters, would at least tell voters who’s trying to buy their votes. Opinion | A $1.6 billion donation lays bare a broken campaign finance system 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Democrats would need 10 Republican votes to overcome a filibuster and get a bill through the 50-50 Senate, but only two GOP senators have publicly backed abortion rights. Biden calls abortion restrictions ‘beyond the pale’ 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Not with only 50 senators, a filibuster, and a centrist Democrat in the White House who used to be so bank-friendly that his nickname in his earlier years was "the senator from MBNA." Trumpism is distracting the GOP — allowing Democrats to get things done 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z They also won’t change the filibuster rules to ease the passage of many policies they claim to support. Opinion | Biden’s policies have been good. But they are nowhere near enough. 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z It also would need at least 10 Senate Republicans to overcome a filibuster. Manchin warns Dems not to betray him on climate deal 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z Under Kennedy’s leadership, the bill had passed the House of Representatives but was stalled in the Senate by a filibuster. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z And even though they narrowly control the Senate, Democrats don’t have enough votes to sidestep the filibuster. Biden calls abortion restrictions ‘beyond the pale’ 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z It’s like saying, “We better not get rid of the filibuster, because if we do, when it would help the Republicans to get rid of it, they’ll get rid of it.” Current Supreme Court is damaging to the country, law scholar warns 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z After the Civil War, the use of the filibuster became even more common. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z While Manchin’s opposition makes success unlikely even if Democrats remove the Senate filibuster, Norton said she wanted statehood to reach that milestone too — something she has been waiting to see for more than three decades. D.C. won’t have a vote in the midterms — but it has plenty at stake 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Johnson, a master politician, marshaled his considerable personal influence and memories of his fallen predecessor to break the filibuster. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z It passed the House and Senate earlier this month entirely along party lines, as Democrats employed a legislative process to bypass a Republican filibuster. Biden Signs Expansive Health, Climate and Tax Law 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z The Senate has been spared this fate only because of the filibuster. Congress’ proxy voting should be abolished 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Moreover, filibusters are not permitted on the annual budget reconciliation act. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z Legislation that could help them — indeed, legislation that could help so many vulnerable people — has passed in the House but languished in the Senate because of the filibuster. Perspective | How Sinema subverts the radical conventions of queer politics 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z What are some arguments in favor of filibustering? U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z In short, for all the often justified despair over political dysfunction — and over institutions, such as the Senate filibuster, that make legislating such a slog — Congress produced incremental progress. Opinion | Green shoots of governability poke through a scorched political landscape 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z Soon, Democrats on Capitol Hill began translating the president’s vision into a bill that could be passed under the process known as reconciliation, which in the Senate allowed the party to overcome a GOP filibuster. House passes Inflation Reduction Act, sending climate and health bill to Biden 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z The Republican Senate and Judiciary Committee confirmed Trump's nominee, Neil Gorsuch, in April 2017, exercising the so-called "nuclear option," which allowed Republicans to break the Democrats' filibuster of the nomination by a simple majority vote. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z She says she supports the filibuster for the sake of “bipartisanship,” but the Senate is still as divided and sclerotic as ever. Perspective | How Sinema subverts the radical conventions of queer politics 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Long was but one of many nineteenth-century American filibusters who aimed at seizing territory in the Caribbean and Central America. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Few people in Washington expect Democrats to end the filibuster so they can pass the parts of his agenda that ended up on the cutting room floor. Biden’s Legislative Victories Will Ripple Across the Country for Decades 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z But it has been stalled, in part because Democrats have been unable to assemble the 50 votes or change the Senate filibuster rules, which require most legislation to get 60 votes. Labor unions are hot, but their moment may not last 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Because of the traditions of unlimited debate and the filibuster, the majority and minority leaders often occupy the floor together in an attempt to keep things moving along. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z I think that many of the harshest attacks probably didn’t matter: After all, he has heard similar criticism about his positions on the filibuster and voting rights, and he hasn’t budged. The Decisive Vote 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Spanish authorities in Cuba captured and executed López and the American filibusters. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Seven GOP senators sided with all Democrats to keep the insulin cap for private insurers, falling three votes short of the filibuster threshold. Both parties predict benefits at ballot box from Democrats’ big tax-and-climate spending bill 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z The tactic allowed them to sidestep GOP opposition, avoid the normal 60-vote requirement to get past a Senate filibuster, and prevail with the support of their 50 members plus Harris’s tiebreaker. Senate approves Inflation Reduction Act, clinching long-delayed health and climate bill 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z This flexibility about speaking in the Senate gave rise to a unique tactic, the filibuster. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z The cap for private insurers was widely viewed as a violation of the strict budgetary rules that govern the reconciliation process Democrats are using to fast-track the package and shield it from a Republican filibuster. Republicans force the removal of a measure that would cap insulin prices at $35 for private insurers. 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z After his election, President Buchanan, despite his earlier expansionist efforts, denounced filibustering as the action of pirates. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Democrats moved it under the special process known as reconciliation, which shields budget measures from filibusters. Senate Passes Climate and Tax Bill, With All Republicans Opposed 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z It shields certain budget-related legislation from a filibuster, allowing it to pass with a simple majority rather than the normal 60 votes needed to avoid a Republican filibuster. Senate Holds All-Night ‘Vote-a-Rama,’ With Democrats’ Agenda at Stake 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z The word “filibuster” comes from the Dutch word vrijbuiter, which means pirate. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z Four years earlier, McConnell insisted that eliminating the filibuster would mean “the end of the Senate.” Review | Tracing the Republican Party’s devolution to one man: Newt Gingrich 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z Walker led a filibuster expedition and briefly conquered Nicaragua, fulfilling a dream of many pro- expansionist southern slaveholders. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z While it allows Democrats to sidestep a Republican filibuster, the legislative process opens the door to political risks and potential delays. Senate opens debate on Biden-backed Inflation Reduction Act 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z Democrats are passing the bill using a special parliamentary procedure called reconciliation, which doesn’t allow for a Republican filibuster. Democrats clear first hurdle on healthcare, tax and climate bill 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z Another feature of the modern legislative process, exclusively in the Senate, is the application of the modern filibuster. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z Democrats were speeding the bill through Congress under the arcane budget process known as reconciliation, which shields certain tax and spending measures from a filibuster but also strictly limits what can be included. Climate and Tax Bill Scales Crucial Senate Hurdle, Paving Path to Passage 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z Repeating the tactics of earlier filibusters, a Texas force set out in 1841 intent on taking Santa Fe. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Those rules, which shield the measure from a Republican filibuster, could force revisions in the coming days. Progressives Embrace Climate and Tax Deal, Despite Disappointments 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z But last month at a fund-raiser, Mr. Schumer said he didn’t believe the measure had the 60 votes to overcome a filibuster. Clock Running Out on Antitrust Bill Targeting Big Tech 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z Unlike the traditional filibuster, in which a senator took the floor and held it for as long as possible, the modern filibuster is actually a perversion of the cloture rules adopted to control the filibuster. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z Sinema previously drew ire for opposing her party's efforts to reform the filibuster, getting her censured by the Arizona Democratic Party and raising the prospects of a progressive primary challenger. Kyrsten Sinema says she’ll “move forward” on Manchin deal after using leverage to help rich donors 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z Consider filibustering from the point of view of the Cuban or Nicaraguan people. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z To prevail, Sinema’s vote is crucial: Only by banding together can Democrats overcome a Republican filibuster and adopt their long-stalled economic measure using the process known as reconciliation. Democrats, Sinema reach deal on Inflation Reduction Act, after key changes to tax policies 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z She did caution that her approval depends on the Senate parliamentarian ruling the bill in bounds for using the reconciliation process, a budget-bill rule that protects specified bills from the filibuster. Biden urges quick Senate vote after Sinema announces support for Manchin-Schumer deal 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z The modern legislative process has also been affected by the increasing number of filibuster threats in the Senate and the use of cloture to forestall them. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z In Nebraska, abortion opponents are focused on gaining one more seat in its one-house Legislature for the two-thirds majority necessary to overcome filibusters and pass an abortion ban. Will abortion be on more state ballots after Kansas vote? 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, Americans continued to filibuster throughout the nineteenth century. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z In the Senate, where 60 votes are needed to overcome a filibuster, the bill’s prospects remain unclear. Defying the Supreme Court 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z That procedure works only if all 50 Democrats and Vice President Harris band together to vote for the legislation, overcoming a GOP filibuster. Democrats weigh reducing new taxes to get Sinema’s vote for climate bill 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z |
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