Filibuster

Joe Manchin won't budge on the Senate filibuster after at least 18 children were killed in a Texas school shooting

"The filibuster is the only thing that prevents us from total insanity," he said. Congress hasn't passed a bill to address gun violence in years. read more

Joe Manchin Says He'd Do 'Anything' For Gun Control ― Except Eliminate Filibuster

The West Virginia Democrat reiterated his opposition to doing away with the Senate rule after the elementary school shooting in Ulvade, Texas. read more

Manchin calls for ‘common sense’ gun limits, resists filibuster reform

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 ... read more

Gallego rips Sinema over filibuster grievances after school shooting statement

Democratic Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego ripped Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) for refusing to end the Senate filibuster after she condemned the killing of 18 children and multiple adults at Robb Elementary ... read more

Protesters Call On Manchin To End Filibuster

A group of protestors blocked Virginia Street in Charleston to encourage Sen. Joe Manchin to end the filibuster. A group of protesters was arrested after blocking traffic on Virginia Street in ... read more

West Virginia and Arizona community leaders, constituents march and nonviolently shut down streets calling for end to filibuster

News Release Sit-in for the Soul of America Yesterday West Virginia and Arizona community leaders and constituents marched and risked arrest nonviolently ... read more

'We won Roe v. Wade a long time ago' Pelosi says after Senate Dems failed to overcome a filibuster to codify abortion rights as Bernie Sanders insists 'this process is NOT dead ...

Pelosi blamed 'creature' Trump for emboldening the Supreme Court to overturn Roe claiming the case was 'won a long time ago' as Sanders demands Senate continue to bring the bill codifying abortion ... read more

The filibuster is frustrating, but ending it would actually make the partisanship in Washington worse

The filibuster, which may feel like an antiquated procedure, traditionally allows one senator to stall action by talking on the Senate floor. Now, however, just the threat of a filibuster is ... read more

Arizona, West Virginia Residents Risk Arrest to Demand End to Filibuster

Pro-democracy campaigners in West Virginia and Arizona on Monday risked arrest at sit-ins in downtown Charleston and Tucson, demanding that Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema end ... read more

Reporters blame abortion bill failure on GOP filibuster

Various reporters claimed that the Senate vote over a Democrat abortion bill was halted by a filibuster on Wednesday putting the blame on Republicans. read more