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"We would approve so many good things, common sense things, wonderful things that it would be hard to beat us.”
Published: Friday, November 14th, 2025 @ 1:58 pm By: Daily Wire
"We would approve so many good things, common sense things, wonderful things that it would be hard to beat us.”
 
Harris wants to nuke fillibuster for at least certain issues
Harris wants to nuke fillibuster for at least certain issues
 
All legislative activity was brought to a screeching halt today as returning Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman unintentionally filibustered the Senate for over seven hours while trying to say "Hello."
Published: Wednesday, May 17th, 2023 @ 7:12 am By: Babylon Bee
All legislative activity was brought to a screeching halt today as returning Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman unintentionally filibustered the Senate for over seven hours while trying to say "Hello."
 
If Republicans can capture control of the Senate Tuesday, the table could be set for achieving a filibuster-proof super majority in 2024, according to Ben Shapiro.
Published: Monday, November 14th, 2022 @ 7:49 am By: Daily Wire
If Republicans can capture control of the Senate Tuesday, the table could be set for achieving a filibuster-proof super majority in 2024, according to Ben Shapiro.
 
Several Republican state senators in South Carolina blocked a proposed near total abortion ban in the state this week after at least one Republican threatened to filibuster.
Several Republican state senators in South Carolina blocked a proposed near total abortion ban in the state this week after at least one Republican threatened to filibuster.
 
Climate activist and former Democratic Vice President Al Gore on Sunday said “climate deniers” were comparable to the police officers who failed to act during the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
Published: Friday, August 5th, 2022 @ 5:16 am By: Daily Wire
Climate activist and former Democratic Vice President Al Gore on Sunday said “climate deniers” were comparable to the police officers who failed to act during the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
 
Megyn Kelly issued a stark warning to Democrats after President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he would support suspending the filibuster in order to nationalize abortion law.
Published: Monday, July 11th, 2022 @ 11:22 am By: Daily Wire
Megyn Kelly issued a stark warning to Democrats after President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he would support suspending the filibuster in order to nationalize abortion law.
 
President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that he would support nixing the filibuster to pass nationwide abortion laws through the Senate.
Published: Sunday, July 10th, 2022 @ 11:56 am By: Daily Wire
President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that he would support nixing the filibuster to pass nationwide abortion laws through the Senate.
 
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) claimed on Sunday that Democrats have enough votes to enact a new crackdown on guns before admitting that they, in fact, do not have enough votes because of the filibuster.
Published: Saturday, July 2nd, 2022 @ 11:44 am By: Daily Wire
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) claimed on Sunday that Democrats have enough votes to enact a new crackdown on guns before admitting that they, in fact, do not have enough votes because of the filibuster.
 
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC) said Democrats would find a way to “get around” the filibuster in order to pass their preferred federal voting legislation.
Published: Monday, May 30th, 2022 @ 2:33 pm By: Daily Wire
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC) said Democrats would find a way to “get around” the filibuster in order to pass their preferred federal voting legislation.
 
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), the second-most-powerful Democratic senator, called for filibuster reform “for the good of this country,” a drastic change from his stance on the filibuster when Democrats were in the minority.
Published: Saturday, April 9th, 2022 @ 5:24 pm By: Daily Wire
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), the second-most-powerful Democratic senator, called for filibuster reform “for the good of this country,” a drastic change from his stance on the filibuster when Democrats were in the minority.
 
After months of flip-flopping on the filibuster and hiding from the press, Cheri Beasley finally emerged and admitted during an interview with WTVD-Raleigh’s Jonah Kaplan that she would eliminate the filibuster if elected to the U.S. Senate.
After months of flip-flopping on the filibuster and hiding from the press, Cheri Beasley finally emerged and admitted during an interview with WTVD-Raleigh’s Jonah Kaplan that she would eliminate the filibuster if elected to the U.S. Senate.
 
Sinema and Manchin vote to stop Dems' plan to kill filibuster, pass extreme voting rights legislation
Sinema and Manchin vote to stop Dems' plan to kill filibuster, pass extreme voting rights legislation
 
Democrat President Joe Biden’s voting agenda failed in the Senate late on Wednesday night after a bipartisan majority opposed Democrats’ extreme push to use the “nuclear option” and gut the filibuster.
Published: Friday, January 28th, 2022 @ 9:33 am By: Daily Wire
Democrat President Joe Biden’s voting agenda failed in the Senate late on Wednesday night after a bipartisan majority opposed Democrats’ extreme push to use the “nuclear option” and gut the filibuster.
 
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) went off on the GOP and moderate Democrat senators who are standing in the way of the Democrats’ radical voting agenda, claiming opponents of the legislation and a change to filibuster rules are “dishonoring” the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Published: Thursday, January 27th, 2022 @ 6:18 am By: Daily Wire
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) went off on the GOP and moderate Democrat senators who are standing in the way of the Democrats’ radical voting agenda, claiming opponents of the legislation and a change to filibuster rules are “dishonoring” the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
 
Sen. Thom Tillis took to the floor to call out the breathtaking hypocrisy.
Sen. Thom Tillis took to the floor to call out the breathtaking hypocrisy.
 
Democratic U.S. candidate Cheri Beasley tweeted Wednesday that if she had been in the Senate, she would have voted in favor of the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
Democratic U.S. candidate Cheri Beasley tweeted Wednesday that if she had been in the Senate, she would have voted in favor of the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
 
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) shut down a reporter asking why he and other Republicans weren’t wearing masks while speaking at a press conference against Democrat attempts to eliminate the filibuster.
Published: Thursday, January 20th, 2022 @ 9:58 pm By: Daily Wire
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) shut down a reporter asking why he and other Republicans weren’t wearing masks while speaking at a press conference against Democrat attempts to eliminate the filibuster.
 
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) trolled Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in a speech on the Senate floor on Wednesday where he read Schumer’s previous defenses of the filibuster.
Published: Thursday, January 20th, 2022 @ 9:49 pm By: Daily Wire
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) trolled Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in a speech on the Senate floor on Wednesday where he read Schumer’s previous defenses of the filibuster.
 
As Joe Biden’s signature “ Build Back Broke” bill collects dust in the Senate, far-left Democrats are pivoting in a desperate ploy to pass “ literally anything” by attempting to eliminate the filibuster.
As Joe Biden’s signature “ Build Back Broke” bill collects dust in the Senate, far-left Democrats are pivoting in a desperate ploy to pass “ literally anything” by attempting to eliminate the filibuster.
 
As Senate Democrats continue their crusade against the legislative process, Senate hopeful Cheri Beasley is falling in lock-step with Chuck Schumer to radically change the Senate’s rules.
As Senate Democrats continue their crusade against the legislative process, Senate hopeful Cheri Beasley is falling in lock-step with Chuck Schumer to radically change the Senate’s rules.
 
Schumer threats to nuke filibuster
Schumer threats to nuke filibuster
 
Democrat Senate candidates will do anything to stay in the good graces of the radical Left-wing of their party, even if that means eliminating the filibuster to force their reckless, socialist agenda on the American people.
Democrat Senate candidates will do anything to stay in the good graces of the radical Left-wing of their party, even if that means eliminating the filibuster to force their reckless, socialist agenda on the American people.
 
After months of dodging questions, Democrat Senate Candidate Cheri Beasley finally admitted that she wants to eliminate the filibuster. In a fundraising email, Beasley writes “It’s wrong. We must eliminate the filibuster.”
After months of dodging questions, Democrat Senate Candidate Cheri Beasley finally admitted that she wants to eliminate the filibuster. In a fundraising email, Beasley writes “It’s wrong. We must eliminate the filibuster.”
 
Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) wrote an op-ed for NBC News supporting U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s stance to preserve the filibuster
Today, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) wrote an op-ed for NBC News supporting U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s stance to preserve the filibuster
 
David Harsanyi writes at Real Clear Politics about the Democrats’ dubious approach to the U.S. Senate’s filibuster.
David Harsanyi writes at Real Clear Politics about the Democrats’ dubious approach to the U.S. Senate’s filibuster.
 
Fred Bauer argues at National Review Online in favor of preserving the U.S. Senate’s filibuster.
Fred Bauer argues at National Review Online in favor of preserving the U.S. Senate’s filibuster.
 
Joe Schoffstall and Matthew Foldi of the Washington Free Beacon follow the money trail for the campaign to dismantle the U.S. Senate’s filibuster.
Joe Schoffstall and Matthew Foldi of the Washington Free Beacon follow the money trail for the campaign to dismantle the U.S. Senate’s filibuster.
 
On Monday, a Meredith College poll was released in North Carolina showing former State Senator Erica Smith neck and neck with State Senator Jeff Jackson, aka Cal Jr., in a Democrat Primary.
On Monday, a Meredith College poll was released in North Carolina showing former State Senator Erica Smith neck and neck with State Senator Jeff Jackson, aka Cal Jr., in a Democrat Primary.
 
President Joe Biden supports changing the filibuster in the Senate to pre-1970 rules when senators had to hold the floor for hours to prevent a vote on a controversial bill.
Published: Thursday, March 18th, 2021 @ 11:32 am By: Daily Wire
President Joe Biden supports changing the filibuster in the Senate to pre-1970 rules when senators had to hold the floor for hours to prevent a vote on a controversial bill.
 
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) warned Senate Democrats on Tuesday of what the Republican Party would do if Democrats attempted to go for a power grab by eliminating the legislative filibuster.
Published: Tuesday, March 16th, 2021 @ 8:02 pm By: Daily Wire
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) warned Senate Democrats on Tuesday of what the Republican Party would do if Democrats attempted to go for a power grab by eliminating the legislative filibuster.
 
On Monday night, GOP Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell declared that his battle to keep the Senate filibuster in place had been won.
Published: Friday, January 29th, 2021 @ 3:12 pm By: Daily Wire
On Monday night, GOP Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell declared that his battle to keep the Senate filibuster in place had been won.
 
Control of the Senate's ability to block action rests with the 2/3 majority requirement
Control of the Senate's ability to block action rests with the 2/3 majority requirement
 
What a big week in news, and what a bad week for the core Democrat Resistance Movement, and their representatives in the Democrat Caucuses and in "hallowed halls" of the Fake News.
What a big week in news, and what a bad week for the core Democrat Resistance Movement, and their representatives in the Democrat Caucuses and in "hallowed halls" of the Fake News.
 
There were enough votes to pass the Continuing Resolution in the U.S. Senate, for the Federal Budget to not have a lapse in funding, on a simple majority vote; however, failed to win the 60 votes to avoid a Democrat filibuster, and therefore failed here in the literal eleventh hour.
There were enough votes to pass the Continuing Resolution in the U.S. Senate, for the Federal Budget to not have a lapse in funding, on a simple majority vote; however, failed to win the 60 votes to avoid a Democrat filibuster, and therefore failed here in the literal eleventh hour.
 
Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) expressed disappointment after the Senate Democrats refused to end their filibuster of the FY 2017 Defense Appropriations bill
Published: Friday, September 9th, 2016 @ 2:14 pm By: Thom Tillis
Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) expressed disappointment after the Senate Democrats refused to end their filibuster of the FY 2017 Defense Appropriations bill
 
Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following statement after Senate Democrats once again filibustered the Military Construction-Veterans Affairs-Zika Appropriations Bill, which would provide $1.1 billion to combat the Zika virus and support efforts to develop a vaccine
Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following statement after Senate Democrats once again filibustered the Military Construction-Veterans Affairs-Zika Appropriations Bill, which would provide $1.1 billion to combat the Zika virus and support efforts to develop a vaccine
 
Yesterday, Senators Thom Tillis joined in a colloquy on the Senate floor to speak about the Democratic filibuster of the FY 2017 Defense Appropriations Bill
Published: Sunday, July 17th, 2016 @ 12:33 am By: Thom Tillis
Yesterday, Senators Thom Tillis joined in a colloquy on the Senate floor to speak about the Democratic filibuster of the FY 2017 Defense Appropriations Bill
 
Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) again joined Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Steve Daines (R-MT) in a colloquy on the Senate floor to call on Minority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Democrats to end their filibuster of the FY 2017 Defense Appropriations Bill
Published: Friday, July 15th, 2016 @ 2:07 pm By: Thom Tillis
Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) again joined Senators Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Steve Daines (R-MT) in a colloquy on the Senate floor to call on Minority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Democrats to end their filibuster of the FY 2017 Defense Appropriations Bill
 
Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) today issued the following statement on the filibuster of a vote of disapproval of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, noting that the President has still failed to submit side agreements to Congress, which he is required to do by law.
Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) today issued the following statement on the filibuster of a vote of disapproval of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, noting that the President has still failed to submit side agreements to Congress, which he is required to do by law.
 
Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) today spoke on the Senate floor on the need for Senate Democratic leaders to end their filibuster of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015.
Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) today spoke on the Senate floor on the need for Senate Democratic leaders to end their filibuster of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015.
 

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