#filibuster

#filibuster

You left out that I said I have no respect for the House not being in session passing our bills and the President's executive orders. And I demanded to know from Speaker Johnson what the Republican plan for healthcare is to build the off-ramp off Obamacare and the ACA tax credits to make health insurance affordable for Americans. Johnson said he's got ideas and pages of policy ideas

Republicans hold 53 seats and could end the government shutdown or advance other GOP priorities without any Democratic votes if they nuked the filibuster. Driving the news: "Because of the fact that the Democrats have gone stone cold 'crazy,' the choice is clear - initiate the 'nuclear option,' get rid of the filibuster and make America great again!"

For years, California's late Sen. Dianne Feinstein fought off calls by her fellow Democrats to get rid of the filibuster, a Senate rule used to great effect by Republicans to thwart Democrats' key legislation. A traditionalist who served in Congress in the days when the two parties often worked toward compromises, Feinstein knew that when Democrats were in the Senate minority, they would need that option, too.

It was midnight in the Texas Capitol, and everyone was waiting for Democratic Sen. Carol Alvarado. They wanted to know if she'd filibuster H.B. 4, the Donald Trump-pushed gerrymandering legislation that aims to gain five more Republican seats in the U.S. Congress. The state Senate had just reconvened after a three-hour dinner break called by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. Alvarado, who'd filibustered for over 15 hours in opposition to a voter-suppression bill in 2021, was armed with comfortable sneakers,

The MPPs "used every committee tool to delay progress [on] Ford's attempt to rush through this legislation without proper consultation," said Ontario NDP.