kamala harris, Senate and Filibuster
Opinion
Harris Wants the Senate Filibuster Gone
She wants to remove the biggest obstacle to one-party progressive rule.
Moskowitz, House Republicans Torch Harris's Support for Ending Senate Filibuster
Vice President Kamala Harris has recently said she would support abolishing the Senate filibuster to codify Roe v. Wade into law. Representative Jared Moskowitz
Harris-backed filibuster change would ‘break’ the Senate, McConnell says
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell lambasted a proposal from Vice President Kamala Harris to eliminate the filibuster to pass abortion rights legislation — warning Democrats that they will rue the move when Republicans next control Washington.
Opinion
Opinion | Harris Wants the Senate Filibuster Gone
I think we should eliminate the filibuster for Roe [v. Wade], and get us back to the point where 51 votes would be what we need to actually put back in law the protections for
McConnell: Harris-backed filibuster rule change would ‘turn America into California’
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Thursday warned that if Democrats follow through on Vice President Harris’s pledge to eliminate the filibuster to codify abortion protections, it would “turn America into California” by unleashing a flood of liberal reforms.
McConnell warns GOP 'it’s over' for Republicans if Harris wins and kills Senate filibuster
Outgoing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) isn't optimistic about how Republicans will fare if Vice President Kamala Harris wins the November election and Democrats keep control of the Senate.
Hogan says he doesn’t ‘agree with’ getting rid of filibuster
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R), also a Republican Senate candidate, said in a Sunday interview that he doesn’t “agree ...
Opinion: Kill the filibuster? Sounds more like campaign bluster than governing policy.
Vice President Kamala Harris reignited the long-running debate about the filibuster Tuesday during a radio interview in ...
The Daily Signal1d
Harris’ Push to End Filibuster Would Let the Left Run Roughshod Over Constitution
Though Democrats are endlessly prattling on about "democracy," it is often unclear what aspects of the constitutional order ...
Harris renews Senate Democrats’ hopes to weaken filibuster despite hurdles
But obstacles will remain in the next Congress, even with the retirement of pro-filibuster Democratic caucus members and if ...
Filibuster’s future, emergency abortions fuel Senate debate
Two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, lawmakers remain sharply divided regarding access to emergency ...
Kamala Harris isn’t alone: Vulnerable Dems want current filibuster gone
Vulnerable Democrat senators have a history of supporting eliminating the legislative filibuster that VP Kamala Harris ...
USA Today4d
Will Congress change its rules for abortion protections and voting rights? What to know
WASHINGTON – There's a reason most politicians haven't been able to enact their big, sweeping campaign promises in recent years: A longtime Senate oddity known as the filibuster. Depending on ...
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Filibuster fluster
Kamala Harris' boss said the filibuster rule in the United States Senate, requiring 60 votes to move legislation for most matters, contributed to "abhorrent" GOP obstruction of some of his ...
Manchin says he won't endorse Harris over abortion filibuster carveout
Joe Manchin said Tuesday he won't back Vice President Kamala Harris' White House bid after she came out in favor of changing ...