Sentences with phrase «abortion bill filibuster»
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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.
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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.
According to campaign finance reports filed this week, the Texas state senator netted $ 1.2 million in the six weeks following her June filibuster against an abortion bill being considered by the Texas legislature.
State Senator Wendy Davis, D - Fort Worth, who last month filibustered a bill to restrict abortion rights in Texas, is frequently mentioned as a potential Democratic contender.