Mitch McConnell (R-KY) outlined his plan to force tough votes on GOP sponsored bills if Democrats make changes to the current longstanding filibuster rule. Some of those votes include blocking vaccine mandates, prohibit federal grants for “sanctuary cities”, and other subjects intended to be tough to swallow for vulnerable Democrats. According to The Hill: McConnell,
The Texas Democrats who fled the state have proven they are ok with the filibuster. According to The Washington Free Beacon: Democrats, who have been toying all year with the idea of nuking the legislative filibuster in order to jam through a left-wing wishlist on party lines, have finally found a form of obstruction they
Joe Biden is reportedly preparing a massive spending bill. According to The Daily Wire: The Biden administration is working on its next legislative push, billed as an infrastructure package but with much broader impact, which would cost between $3-4 trillion. The push comes after the White House and Democrats in Congress passed along partisan lines
Moderate Democrat Senators including Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have crushed Democrats’ hopes of ending the filibuster. According to The Washington Free Beacon: West Virginia senator Joe Manchin (D.) said he will defend the congressional filibuster despite pressure from liberal activists to abolish the legislative maneuver. Manchin’s office told the Washington Free Beacon the senator’s opposition to