Sentences with phrase «avoid filibusters»

All the majority needs is 60 votes on cloture motions to avoid filibusters.

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

Instead of changing the debate (the role that originally brought him to prominence), he has been trying to craft legislation that can pass the Senate while avoiding the filibuster rule.

They just need to pass a law, both houses, avoiding the filibuster, that says, «The Clean Air Act does not apply to greenhouse gases.»

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.

That method allows Republicans to move the bill through the Senate with only a majority vote — avoiding a potential Democratic filibuster.

The process allows Republicans to avoid a Democratic filibuster and pass the bill on a party - line vote, but it comes with strings attached.

Republicans are using what's called «budget reconciliation» to pass their health care bill with a bare majority of 50 votes and avoid a Democratic filibuster.

She urges Tories to avoid «filibustering», and lists a lot of very detailed issues.

The GOP doesn't have the 60 votes in the Senate required to avoid a Democratic filibuster.

Changes to the tax code can be made via the reconciliation process, and this would avoid an up or down vote on it as a stand - alone proposal and the possibility of a Senate filibuster.

And it would not be surprising to see Alexander capitalize on bipartisan interest in these ideas, which would be needed to reach the 60 - vote filibuster threshold (unless the Republican leadership end the filibuster or use the budget reconciliation process to avoid it).

A marked - up version of that bill cleared the Senate HELP Committee last month, again on a party - line vote, although it's unlikely to attract the sixty votes needed to avoid a fatal filibuster on the Senate floor.

Congress can make such changes to tax policy through «reconciliation,» a procedure that avoids up - or - down votes on each proposal and the threat of a Democratic filibuster in the Senate.