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The Odd Backlash to Kamala Harris’s Support for Filibuster Reform
25 Sep 2024 13:13 GMT
This is one issue on which Kamala Harris has been very consistent.
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Dating back to 2022, when Democrats controlled the Senate and had the theoretical power to carve out new exceptions to the filibuster …
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Vice President Kamala Harris Calls Out Republican Opposition While Campaigning for Abortion Access and Advocating Filibuster Reform Across Battleground States
25 Sep 2024 00:51 GMT
In a recent conversation, Vice President Kamala Harris voiced her strong support for abolishing the filibuster in the Senate, particularly to advance federal protections for abortion rights.
This topic has gained urgency following the Supreme Court’s …
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FLOP! New York Magazine Columnist Who HATED Filibusters Now Loves Them
22 Mar 2025 04:02 GMT
… Senate without thwarting majority rule. Filibuster reform should remain at the top …
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Democrats are putting filibuster reform on the ballot
20 May 2024 22:13 GMT
… longtime leading advocate of filibuster reform, told NBC News that … years” in support of filibuster reform and still supports that … senators and calling for filibuster reform.
Challengers in red states … are also calling for filibuster reform. Texas Rep. Colin …
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Slotkin to unveil ‘opportunity agenda’ in Detroit, including filibuster reform
11 Mar 2024 12:15 GMT
U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Lansing), a 2024 U.S. Senate candidate, is scheduled on Monday to unveil her “‘opportunity agenda,” a platform that lays out her priorities to help eliminate barriers to economic opportunities in Michigan’s urban communities, …
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Universal Injunctions, Congressional Capacity, and Filibuster Reform
08 Feb 2024 04:16 GMT
Today I participated in a Rappaport Forum discussion at Harvard Law School titled "Rule by One Judge: The Question of Universal Injunctions." My fellow participant was Professor Mila Sohoni, and our moderator was Professor Guy-Uriel Charles. It …
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Sinema and Manchin high-five at Davos over blocking filibuster reform
18 Jan 2023 00:21 GMT
… their efforts to block Senate filibuster reform on stage at a panel …
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Newsom pours water on Supreme Court expansion but favors filibuster reform
14 Jul 2022 17:53 GMT
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), a leading party figure and potential future candidate for president, on Thursday dismissed calls to expand the Supreme Court, which are gaining traction with other Democratic officeholders.
“No, because my kids are going …
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Manchin calls for 'common sense' gun limits, resists filibuster reform
25 May 2022 00:11 GMT
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Tuesday lamented the lack of Senate support for tougher gun laws in the wake of a mass shooting in Texas hours earlier, but rejected the notion of eliminating the filibuster for the purpose of passing such a bill.
Manchin …
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Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly Throws Shade At Kyrsten Sinema's Filibuster Reform Vote
21 Jan 2022 00:29 GMT
… contrast, maintained her opposition to filibuster reform until the very end, joining … legislation.
Sinema’s opposition to filibuster reform may have significant political consequences … , has also come out for filibuster reform.
Over the last year, Republican …