31 h. ago Dem Rep. Jackson: 'Absolutely' Senate Should Eliminate Filibuster, Let GOP Re

On Friday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) discussed the government shutdown and stated that he thinks that the U.S. Senate “Absolutely” should eliminate the filibuster and let Republicans pass a bill to re-open the government on a The post Dem Rep. Jackson: ‘Absolutely’ Senate Should Eliminate Filibuster, Let GOP Re-Open Gov’t Without Dems appeared first on Breitbart.

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53 h. ago Jeffries on if He'd Hate GOP Using Shutdown Under Biden: It's GOP's Fault, They Can Nuke Filibuster to Get Around Us

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) responded to arguments that he would be furious if Republicans used a government shutdown to try to make Democrats repeal legislation they just passed and doing The post Jeffries on if He’d Hate GOP Using Shutdown Under Biden: It’s GOP’s Fault, They Can Nuke Filibuster to Get Around Us appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 d. ago GOP Sen. Moreno: We Should End Filibuster if Shutdown Continues to Open Gov't, Address Health Care

On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) said that if the government shutdown continues, “I would advocate to my colleagues, let’s make this a Republican-only vote, let’s re-open the government, let’s reform health The post GOP Sen. Moreno: We Should End Filibuster if Shutdown Continues to Open Gov’t, Address Health Care appeared first on Breitbart.

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4 d. ago Swalwell: GOP 'Should Break the Filibuster' on Shutdown to Go Around Dems

On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) stated that Republicans own the government shutdown because they could simply eliminate the filibuster to go around Democratic opposition and “They should break the filibuster. And they should own The post Swalwell: GOP ‘Should Break the Filibuster’ on Shutdown to Go Around Dems appeared first on Breitbart.

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8 d. ago Khanna: GOP Could Make 'Country Function' by Changing Rules to End Filibuster, Cut Dems Out, We Won't Give Votes Without Demands

On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) stated that Republicans can just eliminate the filibuster to pass legislation to end the government shutdown without Democrats, and doing so “would make this country function The post Khanna: GOP Could Make ‘Country Function’ by Changing Rules to End Filibuster, Cut Dems Out, We Won’t Give Votes Without Demands appeared first on Breitbart.

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9 d. ago Dem Rep. Jackson: GOP Has Work Requirements, But Isn't Showing People Where to Work

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Early Start,” Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) stated that Republicans are “trying to increase the work reporting requirements, not showing people where there is work.” Jackson stated, “People that are not citizens do not qualify for The post Dem Rep. Jackson: GOP Has Work Requirements, But Isn’t Showing People Where to Work appeared first on Breitbart.

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1 week ago Dem Rep. Frost: GOP Can Just Change Rules to Break Dems Filibustering

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) argued that the shutdown is the fault of Republicans because they can just change the rules to get around Democrats filibustering. Host Lawrence O’Donnell said, “[O]n the Senate The post Dem Rep. Frost: GOP Can Just Change Rules to Break Dems Filibustering appeared first on Breitbart.

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1 week ago Democrats vote down GOP funding bill, putting government on path to shutdown

The 55-45 vote Tuesday on the bill to extend federal funding for seven weeks fell short of the 60 needed to end a filibuster and pass the legislation. The post Democrats vote down GOP funding bill, putting government on path to shutdown appeared first on Boston.com.

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2 w. ago Dem Rep. Jackson on Biden Censorship: There's Free Speech, But Also Stopping Misinformation

On Wednesday’s broadcast of “CNN This Morning,” Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) reacted to Alphabet saying that the Biden administration pushed it to censor content by stating that “something that we should all be very much concerned about is misinformation. There’s The post Dem Rep. Jackson on Biden Censorship: There’s Free Speech, But Also Stopping Misinformation appeared first on Breitbart.

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