Sentences with phrase «democrats filibuster»

For the most part that won't involve either battle royale or deal - cutting with Obama; it will involve putting up legislation that Senate Democrats filibuster.

They never mention that in 2013 Democrats filibustered a bi-partisan bill I supported that made gun trafficking a federal crime

When the Democrat president Lyndon Johnson finally decided to give in and pass the acts (so the Dems could take credit) Democrats filibustered the Civil Rights Acts.

Not exact matches

Through the budget reconciliation process — which would avoid a drawn - out fight and filibuster by Democrats — Republicans can adjust only parts of the law that have to do with the federal government's finances.

While Congress is in the hands of a Republican majority, getting Democrats to go along with cutting taxes for the wealthiest Americans — as is Trump's plan — will be a tough sell; while the Republicans control the Senate, the Democratic minority could filibuster bills they don't like.

All told, 13 Republican Senators, and Oregon Democrat Sen. Ron Wyden, had joined the filibuster by the time Paul yielded the floor shortly before 1 a.m.

Republicans need just a simple 51 - vote total to confirm a judicial nominee after the filibuster on lower - level court judicial nominees was killed by Democrats when they last controlled the Senate in an effort to help move along some of Obama's nominees more quickly.

Democrats can filibuster any legislation that goes through the normal Senate process, since Republicans only control 52 seats.

To get legislation through the Senate, Republicans would need the support of at least eight Democrats to break an expected filibuster.

But the Senate is expected to draft a more moderate bill to try to draw Democrats needed to avoid a filibuster.

But they had one problem: They held only 52 seats in the Senate; under the usual legislative process, where a bill can be filibustered and held up if 41 senators oppose it, Democrats could block any repeal plan.

Democrats have 54 votes — six short of the number needed to shut down a filibuster.

The Moderates get turned off by the Party Platform and decide to return to their parent's Democratic Party roots in enough districts to return control of Congress to the Democrats, and eliminate the threat of Republican Filibuster in the Senate.

So, Democrats — including several Catholics, such as Senator Tim Kaine, who are «personally» though not professionally opposed to abortion — voted to filibuster the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, and the Republican leaders who could have moved a bump stock ban bill to the floor after the Las Vegas massacre did not.

The Senate Democrats are filibustering a bill to aid victims of sex trafficking, demanding that any help to victims of sex trafficking must be bundled with (extremely unpopular) government funding of abortion.

That will give the Democrats enough votes to sustain a filibuster.

Paul's filibuster shone a light on drones, leading many Republicans and some Democrats on Capitol Hill to question their use.

In a Wall Street Journal article defending the importance of the Senate filibuster, Sasse made the case that the impulse — prevalent among Democrats and, increasingly, Republicans — to circumvent this process in order to effectuate a particular result is in fact «radical,» not «conservative.»

Democrats will have some leverage because on important issues, they'll likely force Republicans to garner 60 votes to end filibusters.

The federal bill that will provide New York with some $ 2.6 billion in Medicaid and education aid just passed the US Senate 61 - 39 (no surprise, as that was the same as yesterday's cloture vote in which two moderate Maine Republicans joined with the Democrats to end the GOP filibuster).

Could the Republicans do exactly the same to Sen. Murphy, and every other Democrat who speaks out, thus effectively bringing an end to debate and preventing a filibuster, with their simple majority?

I would also like to add to @sabbahillel's answer that when the Democrats last controlled the Senate, they changed the Senate rules and eliminated the filibuster on federal judge appointments to make it easier for the Senate to approve the appointments of the Obama administration.

U.S. Senate Democrats appeared to secure the votes necessary to filibuster the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch, sending the body hurtling toward a bitter partisan confrontation later this week.

In November 2013, Senate Democrats used the nuclear option to eliminate filibusters on executive branch nominations and federal judicial appointments other than those to the Supreme Court.

On November 21, 2013, the Senate used the so - called «nuclear option», voting 52 - 48 — with all Republicans and three Democrats voting against — to eliminate the use of the filibuster on executive branch nominees and judicial nominees, except to the Supreme Court.

At the moment the Democrats do not have the ability to filibuster for court nominations (except scotus)

Note that the Democrats forced a rule change in order to prevent a filibuster on certain kinds of votes

keeping hurricane relief separate from the debt ceiling, and combining the raising of the debt ceiling with spending cuts (potentially eliminating the Democrat ability to filibuster since they could not block raising the debt ceiling),

«Democrats must filibuster,» she wrote in the petition - gathering email.

In 2013 in response to the Republicans rejecting President Obama's nominees, Senate Democrats reduced the vote to halt a filibuster to confirmation of certain government positions to 50 votes.

Seven Republicans joined 54 Senate Democrats in the 61 - 30 vote to prevent any filibuster of the bill.

With so much on the line, Senate Democrats on the Foreign Relations Committee like Mr. Kaine had hoped to not only rally the 34 senators needed to sustain a presidential veto, but also to possibly keep enough Democrats behind the president to filibuster a resolution of disapproval next month.

Trump was referring to the so - called nuclear option, whereby the Senate leader would change the chamber's rules to prevent Democrats from filibustering the nominee.

I fully expect that Senate Democrats are going to use the filibuster as much as possible to stonewall Trump appointees to the courts.

The fruit of these efforts is not the hoped - for Republican governing majority, but the real prospect of a filibuster - proof Democrat majority in 2009.

Senate Democrats have threatened to filibuster any provision providing money for the wall.

The House passed a $ 154 billion bill in December, but momentum has stalled in the Senate, where Democrats recently lost their 60 - vote filibuster - proof edge.

Axelrod also said Sunday that Senate Republicans should not filibuster Sotomayor's nomination, even though Democrats in the Senate have mounted filibusters against Republican judicial nominees in recent years.

Senate Democrats including Sen. Charles E. Schumer were exultant last week after a 15 - hour filibuster yielded the seemingly impossible: A commitment to hold votes to expand gun - purchaser background checks and keep potential terrorists from buying guns.

As a result of the Democrat's filibuster over the Obama - era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration program, 60 votes were needed to pass the measure, making it impossible for Republicans to pass the continuing without at least some Democratic support.

«Specter's decision would give Democrats a 60 seat filibuster proof majority in the Senate assuming Democrat Al Franken is eventually sworn in as the next Senator from Minnesota.»

WASHINGTON — When Senate Democrats in 2013 drastically weakened the ability to filibuster presidential nominees, it seemed as if they were creating a glide path for a president whose party controlled the Senate to speed through confirmations.

Unlike the Democrats near the beginning of Obama's term, the GOP does not have a filibuster - proof supermajority in the Senate - or anything close to one.

Democrats need to win both to get a filibuster - proof 60 - seat majority.

Those are the practical impacts from the nuclear option Senate Democrats approved to end filibusters of most presidential nominations and appointments.

Barring a Democratic wave this fall — an unlikely scenario — Democrats will not have the votes needed to lower the filibuster threshold.

A Senate Democratic aide noted that while Democrats may not have enough votes to lower the 60 - vote requirement to cut off filibusters, other reforms could prove more popular.

At least 10 Senate Democrats oppose or are leaning against a proposal to overhaul the filibuster rule by lowering the number to end debate.

In July 2013, the nuclear option was raised as nominations were being blocked by Senate Republicans as Senate Democrats prepared to push through a change to the chamber's filibuster rule.

Nearly two dozen Senate Democrats, include Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, have come out and said they are willing to filibuster.