Sentences with phrase «made of the filibuster»
I think too much is being made of the filibuster - proof majority.
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The bottom line is that when Trump blames the filibuster as his primary obstacle to achieving more legislative wins, he is often ignoring underlying factors, mainly that in most cases Republicans can not agree enough to make good on years of promises.
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.»
Remember from the beginning of the Obama administration the very public mantra was «our number one priority is to make Obama a one term president» and the Greedy Obstructionist Politicians made good on their promise with record numbers of filibusters and anonymous objections with the sole purpose of making government as non-functional as possible.
To stave off fear of the dark, I staged a filibuster and told an hour long story that was pretty much Star Wars meets King Arthur, but with fairies and talking flowers and an evil dragon that melts robots to make jewelry.
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.
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.
Club President Tony Hoffmann reviewed the points made in the letter to Sen Reid regarding his recent reform of Senate Filibusters and the Resolution for Sen. Gillibrand favoring her approach in legislation protecting women military personnel who have been sexually assaulted.
Though rules don't permit a tactic like Murphy's filibuster, Rep. Jim Himes made waves when he and some Democratic colleagues, including Reps. Joe Courtney and John Larson walked off the floor of the House during a moment of silence for the 49 men and women who were slain in an Orlando nightclub.
And amid a frosty period in his relationship with Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, Mr. Trump questioned the Senate leader's approach, faulting Republicans for failing to blow up longstanding Senate rules that make most legislation subject to a filibuster that requires 60 votes to overcome.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats will make Republicans get a bipartisan 60 votes to break a filibuster to advance the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to a Senate confirmation vote to the Supreme Court.
But we're indifferent — filibustering a gerrymander is a case of two wrongs making a right.
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.
Democrats have a much better chance of hanging on to the Senate, but nothing close to a filibuster - proof majority is in the making.
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.
After all, a proposed bill must make it through committees in both the House of Representatives and the Senate and garner a majority of votes in both chambers — overcoming, perhaps, a filibuster in the Senate.