Filibustered! - How to Fix the Broken Senate and Save America
Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) argued that bringing back the 'talking' filibuster will fix the problem of stalled legislation in the Senate.
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Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) argued that bringing back the 'talking' filibuster will fix the problem of stalled legislation in the Senate.
Finally, he weighed in on ongoing debates pertaining to the Senate filibuster and age limits for senators.
291 viewsSeveral topics were discussed, including campaign finance reform, the filibuster, and finding common ground in a divided Congress.
308 viewsNational Constitution Center Editor-in-Chief Scott Bomboy explained the history behind the use of the filibuster in American politics.
930 viewsIn her speech, Senator Sinema also talked about why she is against eliminating the Senate filibuster's 60-vote threshold and how she has successfully worked with Republicans to accomplish things such as the infrastructure law and the guns deal following the Uvalde, Texas school shooting.
2,321 viewsSinema at McConnell Center at Univ of Louisville calls for expanding 60-vote filibuster, WSJ's Natalie Andrews on gov't funding bill & energy permitting reform, Gov.
He said he hoped at least 10 Republicans would support the bill in order to overcome an expected filibuster.
121 viewsOne day after saying he supported filibuster rule changes to specifically codify Roe v.
1,340 viewsDuring a NATO Summit news conference in Madrid, Spain, President Biden said he supports a change to in filibuster rules to deal specifically with abortion rights and codifying Roe v.
3,771 viewsToday's program looks at the swearing-in of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and SCOTUS decisions on immigration and climate change, President Biden endorsing Senate filibuster reform to pass abortion rights and former President Trump on this week's Jan. 6 Committee testimony.
11 viewsHouse Democratic Representatives Sean Casten (IL), Cori Bush (MO), and Judy Chu (CA) held a news conference to discuss ending the Senate filibuster in order to protect abortion rights.
75 viewsSenator McConnell reaffirmed his commitment to maintain the filibuster.
400 viewsCQ Roll Call hosted a virtual discussion on the Senate filibuster. Topics ranged from the filibuster's origins and how it evolved over the years to recent efforts to eliminate and limit its use.
96 viewsOther topics discussed included voting rights, filibuster rules, the midterm elections, and the future of the president's social spending plan, also known as the Build Back Better agenda.
188 viewsThey criticized the president and Democrats on several areas, including high inflation, the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, attempts to change Senate rules on the filibuster, and COVID-19 government mandates.
1,182 viewsWhile debating a filibuster rule change after a vote to advance voting rights legislation failed to meet the 60-vote threshold, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) accused Democrats of "ruining" the Senate by proposing this rule change, which he called "radicalism." ... The rule change would have let a simple majority move the bill forward while allowing the minority to voice opposition through a "talking filibuster."
352 viewsSenator Democrat Joe Manchin (D-WV) spoke about his reasons for voting against his party and opposing changing Senate filibuster rules for the voting rights bill.
201 viewsMinority Whip John Thune (R-SD) spoke against changing Senate filibuster rules in regard to voting rights, while Rules and Administration Committee Chair Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) argued in favor.
159 viewsSenator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) questioned why two senators in support of the bill would refuse to change the filibuster rules to pass the legislation.
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