Tagged: Filibuster
Mark Kelly says he’ll back changing filibuster rule for voting rights: Report.
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said on Wednesday that he will back changing the 60-vote legislative filibuster for voting rights legislation, putting him at odds…
Sinema says she doesn’t support lowering the Senate filibuster threshold to pass voting rights legislation: Report.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema threw cold water on lowering the Senate filibuster threshold to allow for the passage of voting rights legislation, significantly…
Chris Wallace to Joe Manchin: “Haven’t you empowered Republicans to be obstructionists?”
Fox News host Chris Wallace on Sunday pressed Sen. Joe Manchin on his refusal to support filibuster reform, asking the West Virginia…
Kyrsten Sinema defends filibuster alongside John Cornyn.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D–Ariz.) defended the filibuster while speaking to reporters on Wednesday alongside Republican Sen. John Cornyn (Texas). Sinema argued that…
Democrats can bypass GOP filibuster on two more bills, Senate Parliamentarian rules.
The Senate parliamentarian ruled on Monday that Democrats can pass two more pieces of legislation using budget reconciliation, setting up pathways to…
Sen. Manchin calls for voting rights legislation to be bipartisan amid filibuster fight.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va) said any voting rights legislation that pass through the Senate must be on a bipartisan basis as…