Filibuster

Biden Calls For Filibuster Reform In Atlanta Voting Rights SpeechBiden Calls For Filibuster Reform In Atlanta Voting Rights Speech

Biden Calls For Filibuster Reform In Atlanta Voting Rights Speech

President Joe Biden flew to Atlanta this afternoon to give a speech at Ebenezer Baptist Church and used the opportunity…

3 years ago
Schumer Will Try To Revise Senate Filibuster Rules In Order To Pass Election ReformSchumer Will Try To Revise Senate Filibuster Rules In Order To Pass Election Reform

Schumer Will Try To Revise Senate Filibuster Rules In Order To Pass Election Reform

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) is attempting filibuster rule change in a Hail Mary as various aspects of…

3 years ago
Sen. Joe Manchin, Still Opposed To Nixing The Filibuster, Engaging In Rules Reform Talks With RepublicansSen. Joe Manchin, Still Opposed To Nixing The Filibuster, Engaging In Rules Reform Talks With Republicans

Sen. Joe Manchin, Still Opposed To Nixing The Filibuster, Engaging In Rules Reform Talks With Republicans

United States Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia), who along with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) is one of two key holdouts…

3 years ago
House Passes Bill Preventing Senate Republicans From Filibustering Next Debt Ceiling IncreaseHouse Passes Bill Preventing Senate Republicans From Filibustering Next Debt Ceiling Increase

House Passes Bill Preventing Senate Republicans From Filibustering Next Debt Ceiling Increase

The United States House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill in a 220-212 vote that creates a one-time workaround…

3 years ago
McConnell Offers Debt Ceiling Extention After Biden Threatens To Go NuclearMcConnell Offers Debt Ceiling Extention After Biden Threatens To Go Nuclear

McConnell Offers Debt Ceiling Extention After Biden Threatens To Go Nuclear

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R- Kentucky) offered a short-term suspension of the debt ceiling, just a day after President Joe…

4 years ago
$1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Clears Last Major Hurdle In Senate By 68-29 Vote$1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Clears Last Major Hurdle In Senate By 68-29 Vote

$1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Clears Last Major Hurdle In Senate By 68-29 Vote

The U.S. Senate voted to advance the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill on Sunday, clearing one of the last steps…

4 years ago
Pelosi Vows House Won’t Vote On Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Until Senate Passes Reconciliation BillPelosi Vows House Won’t Vote On Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Until Senate Passes Reconciliation Bill

Pelosi Vows House Won’t Vote On Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Until Senate Passes Reconciliation Bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) said that the House of Representatives would not vote on a bipartisan infrastructure bill unless…

4 years ago
Sen. Krysten Sinema Defends Filibuster Of Democrats Voting Rights BillSen. Krysten Sinema Defends Filibuster Of Democrats Voting Rights Bill

Sen. Krysten Sinema Defends Filibuster Of Democrats Voting Rights Bill

Sen. Krysten Sinema (D-Ariz.) is defending the 60-vote legislative filibuster of the For the People Act. Sinema wrote in a…

4 years ago
Sen. Joe Manchin Threatens To Hold Up Democrats Voting Rights BillSen. Joe Manchin Threatens To Hold Up Democrats Voting Rights Bill

Sen. Joe Manchin Threatens To Hold Up Democrats Voting Rights Bill

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) is threatening to kill the voting rights reform bill S.1 which passed in the House…

4 years ago