Tag: filibuster
Manchin, Sinema defy Biden on removing filibuster for abortion law
(The Center Square) — U.S. Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin both told news outlets Thursday they would not go along with President Joe Biden’s...
Dems call for expanding SCOTUS after string of losses
(Daily Caller News Foundation) — Democratic lawmakers called for expanding the Supreme Court and abolishing the filibuster following a string of Supreme Court rulings...
Klobuchar signed 2017 letter supporting filibuster, but voted to eliminate it...
In a desperate effort to pass the "voting rights" legislation she's spearheaded, Sen. Amy Klobuchar voted to eliminate the filibuster — a vote she...
Senate Republicans block Klobuchar’s so-called ‘voting rights’ bill with filibuster
Much to the chagrin of Democratic politicians, Republican senators have successfully filibustered a partisan "voting rights bill."
The expected move came Wednesday when the Senate...
Klobuchar goes hard left, says eradicate filibuster
In addition to passing the controversial “George Floyd Justice in Policing Act” late Wednesday, U.S. House members also voted along party lines to pass...