Sentences with phrase «filibuster against»

«If most Senate Democrats oppose the nomination and decide to filibuster against Alito, 50 % of Americans believe they would be justified, while 40 % say they would not.»

In her recent piece, Fillibuster, 2016 she re-enacted Senator Wendy Davis» 11 Hour filibuster against Texas abortion laws in June 2013 adhering to the Texas filibuster rules which prohibited sitting, leaning, drinking, eating, or restroom breaks.

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.

Most amusingly of all, Dennis Skinner felt that the most noteworthy piece of parliamentary oratory of the last one hundred years came from the member for Bolsover - one Dennis Skinner - in a filibuster against opponents of stem cell research.

When the Constitutional Assembly, renamed Council, after four months of work, had delivered its bill to Parliament, the minority in Parliament used unprecedented filibuster against the bill for months.

I started writing this as Rand Paul entered the 9th hour of his historic filibuster against the nomination of John Brennan as CIA director, but I had to stop.

But the news «isn't a big victory» for Sen. Wendy Davis, who famously filibustered against the laws (see below), notes Atlantic Media's National Journal.

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.

Not exact matches

Although Paul's filibuster was technically against Brennan's nomination, his remarks focused primarily on civil liberties issues, offering a scathing critique of the Obama's administration's use of unmanned drones, and refusal to rule out military strikes against American citizens on U.S. soil.

If the proposal doesn't comply with the Senate's rules, an ensuing fight could pit conservatives against moderates and institutionalists — and could edge Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R - KY) closer to completely eliminating the legislative filibuster, a move with far bigger implications than health care policy.

Despite her famous 13 - hour filibuster last year against new abortion legislation in Texas, Sen. Wendy Davis says she actually supports a 20 - week ban on abortion.

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.

But even though Faso and Stefanik voted against their party on the tax bill, in October 2017 they voted in favor of a budget bill that paved the way for the tax measure to pass the Senate on GOP votes alone — without a filibuster.

Who is MP Philip Davies, why is he opposing the violence against women bill and when else has he filibustered?

Republicans must keep their plan's shortfall from spilling over that $ 1.5 trillion line or the measure will lose its protection against Democratic Senate filibusters, bill - killing delays that take 60 votes to overcome.

Gillibrand also reiterated Schumer's warning against using the so - called «nuclear option» to ram Gorsuch's confirmation through — that is, changing Senate rules to block use of the filibuster.

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

Sen. Chris Murphy said Tuesday he'll be voting against President Donald Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court and it appears increasingly likely Senate Democrats will have enough votes to filibuster the pick.

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer reacted with suspicion to President Donald Trump's nomination of Court of Appeals Judge Neil Gorsuch to the late Antonin Scalia «s slot on the Supreme Court — and warned against any Republican attempt to eliminate the filibuster in order to ram his confirmation through.

The measure gained 50 votes to proceed to 49 against, but 60 were needed to break a Democratic filibuster.

Filibusters have spiked under the Republican Senate minority in recent years, with an increasing number being used against high - level presidential nominees.

Washington (CNN)- Barely a month in office, Sen. Scott Brown, R - Massachusetts, is putting some muscle behind his independent image by twice voting against his own party and questioning the use of the filibuster.

Santamaría burned the military headquarters in Rivas Nicaragua and fought against the American filibusters commanded by William Walker.