Sentences with phrase «threat of a filibuster»

In short, he was able to push through the confirmation of a number of federal judges with a simple majority without threat of filibuster.

Until now the twin shields of Pres. Barack Obama's veto power and the threat of filibuster — a Senate procedural tool that allows senators to slow or stall legislation — have helped prevent Republicans from repealing Obamacare.

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For one, killing the rule would actually take quite a bit of work and could face the threat of a Democratic filibuster in the Senate.

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.

There are numerous examples of the Senate being able to circumvent the rule directly that requires 60 votes to end a filibuster, and the threat to expand the nuclear option to other areas.

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.