“When you look at why we can’t do it, it’s because of the filibuster,” Godlewski said in an interview. Godlewski, who also serves as state treasurer, doesn’t lead with filibuster reform on the campaign trail because, she said, Wisconsinites “don’t
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Schumer Vows to Bring Spending Plan Back to Senate
WASHINGTON — Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the majority leader, vowed on Monday to press forward with votes on a revised version of President Biden’s $2.2 trillion marquee climate, tax and spending plan, less than a day after a
Senate votes to block Biden vaccine mandate — but measure is unlikely to become law
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Senate voted Wednesday to block President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate on private
Ilhan Omar Says Senate Democrats Obstructing Effort to Eliminate Filibuster ‘Are Killing our Democracy’
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) talks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., September 27, 2021. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters) Progressive representative Ilhan Omar has claimed that moderate Democratic senators, namely Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, obstructing the effort to kill
Senate Passes Short-Term Extension of Debt Ceiling
(rarrarorro/Getty Images) The Senate approved an extension of the federal debt ceiling through December on Thursday in a 50-48 vote, averting a looming default sometime this month. Senators approved the extension after Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) proposed the
Senate Sends Bill to Biden Ending Furlough of 3,700 Transportation Workers
WASHINGTON — The Senate met briefly on Saturday to send a bill to President Biden reviving key transportation programs that had lapsed two days earlier and bringing back nearly 4,000 furloughed workers. The rare weekend session was necessary because Congress
Senate Passes Government Funding Bill, Averting Shutdown Without Raising Debt Ceiling
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) takes questions as he speaks to reporters following the weekly Senate Democratic policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., September 14, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) The Senate on Thursday passed a two-month funding
House Democrats pass debt ceiling increase that won’t get through Senate
House Democrats passed standalone legislation to raise the debt ceiling on Wednesday in a 219-212 vote, which is expected to be blocked by GOP lawmakers in the Senate in coming days. Its largely symbolic passage comes two days after GOP
Senate GOP Filibusters Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling in Key Procedural Vote
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters following the weekly Senate lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., September 21, 2021. (Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters) The Senate failed to pass a bill that would raise the federal debt ceiling and
California Senate passes warehouse workers bill, taking aim at Amazon
Enlarge / Modern warehouse work sometimes unfolds within million-square-foot buildings, which some labor organizers say can make bathroom breaks “logistically impossible.” Jane Barlow | Getty Images Warehouse workers in California are one step closer to being able to pee in