‘Work Together And Get Stuff Done’: Sinema Explains Why She Won’t Support Killing Filibuster
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) doubled down on her support for the 60-vote legislative filibuster Tuesday as fellow Democrats push to reform the threshold in order to pass voting rights legislation. Read more: http://hill.cm/ljJePJv
‘We Will Move Forward’: Schumer Says Plan To Nuke The Filibuster Still On The Table
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Thursday outlined his plan to bring two voting rights bills to the Senate floor despite opposition from Republicans.
Biden Worked “Damn, Darn Hard” To Get Strom Thurmond To Support Reauthorizing Voting Rights Act
President Biden, during a Tuesday speech in support of protecting voting rights, named former Sen. Strom Thurmond and his efforts to convince the South Carolina Republican to vote to reauthorize the Voting Rights Act.
‘Vicious, Partisan, Divisive, Hateful’: Cruz Hammers Biden For Georgia Voting Rights Speech
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) criticized President Biden’s Tuesday speech in Atlanta when he made a plea to the Senate to change its rules in order to pass two voting rights laws ahead of the 2022 election.
‘Pure Demagoguery’: McConnell Tears Into Biden’s ‘Unpresidential’ Speech On Voting Rights
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) criticized President Biden’s Atlanta speech on voting rights and announced support for reforming the Senate’s rules to pass those laws ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
‘We Must Defend Democracy!’ Schumer Decries Republican-Led Efforts To Restrict Voting Rights
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Tuesday said during a speech on the Senate floor that Senators must choose to preserve democracy and the right to vote as states across the country pass laws making it harder to vote.
Biden backs filibuster rule change to pass voting rights laws
President Biden while speaking in Atlanta on Jan. 11 endorsed changing the Senate filibuster rule to ease passage of voting rights bills. Read more: https://wapo.st/33p4Mld. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/washingtonpost Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/washingtonpost/ Facebook:…
JUST IN: Senate Democrats Hold Press Conference On Changing Filibuster To Pass Voting Rights Bills
Senate Democrats took questions from reporters Tuesday as the caucus works to pass legislation on voting rights, an effort that may require Democrats to change the upper chamber’s rules on the legislative filibuster.