, a theoretically neutral staff member whose job is to sort through the chamber’s precedents and, among other things, determine what fits within the filibuster exemptions.by revamping the existing child tax credit has a very strong chance of passing: It fits within the budget rules as part of the current $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief package and has unanimous Democratic support.
But if they want to raise the wage for all, Democrats will likely need to pass a separate measure with 60 senators. They currently don’t have the votes. Many younger Democratic lawmakers and activists disagree: The filibuster helps Republicans far more than Democrats, they argue, because it has given the GOP the power to control the agenda even though the party’s lawmakers represent a minority of the nation’s population.
Or compromise. JFC
repairrestores1 Time to grow a pair, SenSchumer.
The majority of Americans want $15 an hour, Covid relief, the voting rights act, & equality. Republicans always bend the rules to suit their agenda and It's exhausting at best. SenateDems please, now is the time to go nuclear, end the filibuster, & make changes to save the US!
Dems need to stop being cowards
If it's suddenly OK for the Senate to confirm presidential cabinet picks and Supreme Court Justices with just 51 votes, surely the same ought to apply to legislation. 🙄 EndTheFilibuster A simple majority is all that is needed in a democracy.
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