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A filibuster is a tactic used in the United States Senate to delay or block a vote on a measure by preventing debate on it from ending. [1]: 2 The Senate's rules place few restrictions on debate; in general, if no other senator is speaking, a senator who seeks recognition is entitled to speak for as long as they wish.
President Joe Biden will use a speech in Georgia to endorse changing Senate filibuster rules that have stalled voting rights legislation, saying it’s time to choose “democracy over autocracy.”
Pounding his fist for emphasis, President Joe Biden challenged senators on Tuesday to "stand against voter suppression," urging them to change Senate rules in order to pass voting rights ...
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.
President Biden for the first time Tuesday publicly endorsed changing the Senate's filibuster rules so if a senator wanted to block a bill, he or she would have to earn it. ABC News' George ...
The procedure overrides the Senate's filibuster rules, which may otherwise require a 60-vote supermajority for passage. Bills described as reconciliation bills can pass the Senate by a simple majority of 51 votes or 50 votes plus the vice president's as the tie-breaker.
Under the Biden administration, Democrats talked openly about enacting a carve-out within the filibuster rule to allow bills specifically dealing with the issue of voting rights to bypass the 60 ...
Nearly a week after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the president said he would support getting rid of the filibuster rule in order for Congress to codify the right to an abortion into law.