filibuster
California Poor People’s Campaign pushes Sen. Feinstein on filibuster
July 29, 2021Opponents of voter suppression march and rally at the offices of senators in 35 states across the country.
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Push is on to protect voting rights by ending filibuster
July 14, 2021As they praise Biden for his speech on voting rights, Texas Dems and progressives say the Dems must end the filibuster to pass voting rights bills.
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Filibuster or democracy: Can’t have both
July 2, 2021The warning from democracy advocates is clear: Kill the filibuster and pass the For the People Act, or our democracy won’t survive.
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Labor, green groups unite to push Jobs Plan and Families Plan
June 30, 2021Congress seems hell-bent on passing a stripped-down version of the Jobs Plan and—thanks to rigid Senate Republican opposition and filibuster threats—doing nothing at all about the Families Plan.
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Infrastructure deal: ‘Concrete’ projects in, ‘human infrastructure’ not yet
June 25, 2021Retro-fitting schools, Green New Deal, child care, and paid family and medical leave have to wait for a reconciliation piece.
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