filibuster
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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Mass march in D.C. demands full, unobstructed voting rights
June 24, 2021Poor People’s Campaign marchers and modern-day freedom riders descend on the nation’s capital to launch epic voting rights battle.
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Republican filibuster is only the beginning of epic voting rights battle
June 22, 2021Voter uprising against GOP intensifies as the party of “no” refuses to even debate the biggest civil rights bill of our era.
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