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Tag Archives: Senate Filibuster
Katie Phang: Dem Senators STUN Party With SHOCKING SHUTDOWN Vote!?
“BREAKING: 8 Senate Democrats voted with Senate Republicans late last night on a handshake deal to break the government funding impasse. Katie Phang with the facts and details about this agreement, who was a part of the deal, and what … Continue reading
Posted in Katie Phang, The New Democrat
Tagged 119th Congress, 2025, 2025 Government Shutdown, America, Chuck Schumer, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, John Thune, Katie Phang, Katie Phang Show, Majority Leader John Thune, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, President Donald Trump, Republican Party, Senate Democrats, Senate Filibuster, Senate Minority Leader, Senate Republicans, The White House, U.S. Government, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, United States, Washington, Washington DC
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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
Tagged 119th Congress, 2025, 2025 Government Shutdown, America, Bill Scher, Brooklyn, Chuck Schumer, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, Federal Budget., Government Shutdown, John Thune, Majority Leader John Thune, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, New York, New York City, Office of Management and Budget, President Donald Trump, Project 2025, Republican Party, Russell Vought, Senate Cloture Rule, Senate Democrats, Senate Filibuster, Senate Majority Leader, Senate Minority Leader, Senate Nuclear Option, Senate Republicans, South Dakota, The Washington Monthly, The White House, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. Senate, United States, Washington, Washington DC, 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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Last Week Tonight: John Oliver- The Filibuster
Source:The New Democrat “John Oliver explains why filibusters exist, why they shouldn’t, and why it’s stupid to drink coffee like a cat.” From Last Week Tonight I guess my question for John Oliver would be: does he want to end the … Continue reading
Posted in Last Week Tonight, The New Democrat
Tagged 116th Congress, America, Cloture Rule, Comedy, Democratic Party, Filibuster, HBO, Humor, John Oliver, Last Week Tonight, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Political Comedy, Political Humor, Political Satire, Politicians, Republican Party, Sature, Senate Democrats, Senate Filibuster, Senate Republicans, Senate Rules, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. Senate, United States
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The Ripon Society: Gregory Koger: ‘Preserve The Filibuster- Protect People From Political Parties’
Source:The Ripon Society– Gregory Koger. Source:The New Democrat “Should Senate Republicans abolish the filibuster? The filibuster is not specifically established by the U.S. Constitution. Then again, neither are political parties. Indeed, one could argue that the filibuster has persisted because … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, The New Democrat
Tagged 114th Congress, 115th Congress, 2017, America, Article 1, Congressional Rules, Democratic Party, Filibuster, Gregory Koger, Kentucky, Now This News, Rand Paul, Republican Party, Senate Democrats, Senate Filibuster, Senate Republicans, Senate Rules, Trace Dominguez, U.S. Congress, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Senate, United States, Washington, Washington DC
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Roll Call: David Hawkings – Whiteboard: What is a Filibuster?
Source:The New Democrat David Hawkings is right about what an actual filibuster is. Its generally one Senator or a group of Senator’s who take to the Senate floor and talk forever basically, or till they run out of breath, faint, … Continue reading
Posted in Roll Call, The New Democrat
Tagged 115th Congress, 2017, America, Check and Balances, Cloture Rule, Congressional Rules, David Hawkings, Democratic Party, Filibuster, Limited Government, Majority Party, Minority Party, Republican Party, Senate Democrats, Senate Filibuster, Senate Republicans, Senate Rules, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. Senate, Washington, Washington DC
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