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Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., arguably the most vulnerable senator in 2024, has said he would not eliminate the filibuster and instead would support a so-called "talking filibuster," as he did for the ...
Harris wants Congress to pass a national law codifying access to a safe abortion. The support of 60 senators is required to pass most legislation in the upper chamber at present.
In order to break a filibuster and clear the way for a vote, nearly two-thirds of the chamber, or 60 votes, must agree to do so. In her remarks Tuesday, Harris limited her suggestion of ending ...
Some Democrats are sounding an early alarm on the prospect of reforming the Senate’s filibuster rule in 2025 if they keep control of the White House and Senate and win a House majority, setting ...
Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats have called for a "carve-out" from the filibuster to codify Roe v. Wade nationwide, while former President Donald Trump has endorsed curtailing the ...
McConnell in his interview with Politico knocked down the idea that Democrats could “carve out” exceptions to the filibuster to pass voting rights and abortion rights legislation but maintain ...
The filibuster represents the idea that individual members of the Senate have the power to engage in extended debate when they oppose legislation. It merely extends debate.
With Democrats now holding the Senate majority, talk of eliminating the filibuster has ramped up. "A filibuster is really extended debate, extended amending activity, whatever it takes to block ...