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Democrats have been trying to pass these measures since 2021. "We swore to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, and we will," Harris said in Atlanta in 2022. "We ...
Since a 2022 Supreme Court decision overturned the Roe v. Wade ruling on abortion, about a dozen U.S. states have passed laws banning or severely limiting abortion rights, which has become a key ...
North Carolina’s open Senate race is a crucial opportunity for Democrats to pick up a seat and get rid of the filibuster, the vice president told donors during a fundraiser in Durham.
In his maiden floor speech as Senate majority leader, Sen. John Thune of South Dakota used his first few minutes of floor time to make a commitment to defend the filibuster rule, which requires at ...
And he pointed out that Democrats tried to create an exception to the filibuster to pass voting rights reform in January 2022. “Her willingness to shatter the institution of the Senate is not ...
Democrats face an uphill battle to have control of both Congress and the presidency that would allow the filibuster to be eliminated. Kamala Harris supports eliminating filibuster to reinstate ...
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 ...
The fate of the Senate filibuster is on the ballot in the 2024 election, as Democrats rally around weakening it to codify abortion rights and bolstering federal voting rights.