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Tag Archives: Senate Cloture Rule
Bill Scher: Republicans Can End the Government Shutdown Today
“If Republicans don’t want a bipartisan deal, they can kill the filibuster. So why aren’t they? The longest federal government shutdown in American history is 35 days, spanning December 2018 and January 2019. Technically, it was a partial shutdown because … Continue reading
Posted in The New Democrat, The Washington Monthly
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Bill Scher: Ezra Klein (Almost) Gets It Right
“Democrats shouldn’t abet authoritarianism by supporting MAGA spending bills. But neither should they own a government shutdown. There’s a better way. The headline of Ezra Klein’s buzzy New York Times column—“Stop Acting Like This Is Normal”—is correct, because “Democrats cannot … Continue reading
Posted in The New Democrat, The Washington Monthly
Tagged 119th Congress, 2025, America, Bill Scher, Chuck Schumer, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, Ezra Klein, Far Right, Federal Budget, Hakeem Jeffries, House Democrats, House Republicans, MAGA, Manhattan, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, New Right, New York, New York City, New York Times, President Donald Trump, Republican Party, Senate Cloture Rule, Senate Democrats, Senate Filibuster, Senate Minority Leader, Tea Party, The New York Times, The Washington Monthly, The White House, U.S. Government, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, United States, Washington, Washington DC, Washington Monthly
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Chris Cillizza: Is The Senate Filibuster On The Brink of Extinction?
“Chris Cillizza discusses a New York Times piece by Carl Hulse that argues the Senate filibuster is on the brink of extinction. Cillizza explores this claim by examining a recent, largely unnoticed event: Senate Republicans, led by John Thune, overrode … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Cillizza, The New Democrat
Tagged 119th Congress, 2025, America, Big Beautiful Bill, Carl Hulse, Chris Cillizza, Chuck Schumer, Congressional Reconciliation, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, Federal Budget, Majority Leader John Thune, Manhattan, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, New York, New York City, New York Times, President Donald Trump, Reconciliation, Republican Party, Senate Cloture Rule, Senate Democrats, Senate Filibuster, Senate Majority Leader, Senate Minority Leader, Senate Parliamentarian, Senate Republicans, South Dakota, The New York Times, The White House, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. Senate, United States, Washington, Washington DC
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ABC News: Senator Cory Booker Stages Overnight Filibuster in Senate to Protest President Trump & Elon Musk
“Democratic Sen. Cory Booker was still speaking Tuesday afternoon on the Senate floor — continuing a filibuster he started at 7 p.m. Monday night — in protest against the national “crisis” he says Pres. Trump and Elon Musk have created. … Continue reading
Posted in ABC News, The New Democrat
Tagged 119th Congress, 2025, 2028, 2028 Presidential Election, ABC News, America, Cory Booker, Democratic Party, DOGE, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, New Jersey, President Donald Trump, Republican Party, Senate Cloture Rule, Senate Democrats, Senate Filibuster, Senator Cory Booker, The White House, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. Senate, United States, Washington, Washington DC
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Bill Scher: The Filibuster is Working – You Just Can’t See It
“The same Dems who argue to keep the filibuster ‘for when we need it’ do not use it when we need it,” posted Representative Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez. The New York Democrat’s complaint followed Senate passage of the House Republican “continuing resolution”—aided … Continue reading
Posted in The New Democrat, The Washington Monthly
Tagged 119th Congress, 2025, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, America, Bill Scher, Bronx, Chuck Schumer, Congressional Reconciliation, Democratic Party, Democratic Socialists, Far Left, House Democrats, Leftism, Leftists, Militant Left, Militant Leftists, New Left, New York, New York City, Reconciliation, Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Senate Cloture Rule, Senate Democrats, Senate Filibuster, Senate Minority Leader, Socialists, The Squad, The Washington Monthly, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, United States, Washington, Washington DC
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Committee For a Responsible Federal Budget: Reconciliation 101
Source:CRFB– welcome to the U.S. Congress. Feel free to leave or escape at will, anytime you want. Source:The New Democrat “Reconciliation is a special legislative process created as part of the Budget Act of 1974. It is intended to help … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, The New Democrat
Tagged 118th Congress, 2023, America, Budget Deficit, Center Right, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Cloture, Cloture Rule, Committee For a Responsible Federal Budget, Democratic Party, Federal Budget, Filibuster, Fiscal Responsibility, Liberalism, Liberals, Limited Government, National Debt, Pay As You Go, PAYGO, Republican Party, Senate Cloture Rule, Senate Filibuster, Senate Parliamentarian, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, United States, Washington, Washington DC
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Andrew Kaczynski: Senate Assistant Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Senate Filibuster (2005)
. Source:The New Democrat Newsflash, there’s bipartisan hypocrisy when it comes to the Senate filibuster. And a big example of why the U.S. Congress has a ten percent approval rating, because the upper chamber uses and complains about the filibuster … Continue reading
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