Ahead of Wednesday's expected vote on the Freedom to Vote Act, democracy leaders and filibuster experts today hosted a call to answer questions and offer thoughts on the impending filibuster of the legislation.
Today, Fix Our Senate released the following statement from spokesperson Eli Zupnick on the announcement by Majority Leader Schumer that the U.S. Senate will be holding a vote next week on the Freedom to Vote Act.
Today, the Fix Our Senate coalition, representing 85 organizations with tens of millions of members across the country announced the launch of a six-figure campaign calling for an end to the filibuster, because as long as the Senate rules are rigged, abortion access is at risk nationwide.
Today, Fix Our Senate released the following statement from spokesman Eli Zupnick on Sen. McConnell’s debt limit offer and the path forward.
Today, the Fix Our Senate coalition, representing 86 organizations with tens of millions of members across the country, released the following statement from spokesman Eli Zupnick on the looming debt limit vote.
Fix Our Senate spokesman Eli Zupnick released the following statement on the need to eliminate the filibuster to get strong democracy-protecting legislation signed into law.
A poll commissioned by Fix Our Senate and conducted by Global Strategy Group found that 43% of registered voters in West Virginia see the filibuster as a way to create more gridlock.
Unless Democrats take steps to reform or eliminate the filibuster, McConnell can use this obstructionist weapon to block the For the People Act
President Biden’s legislative ambitions face a crucial test in the narrowly divided Congress this month, with key Democratic senators signaling they want to pump the brakes.
Once obscure, the Senate filibuster is coming under fresh scrutiny not only because of the enormous power it gives a single senator to halt President Joe Biden’s agenda, but as a tool historically used for racism.
Gun control groups are joining the progressive fight to end the filibuster as the Senate voting rule threatens their goal of passing comprehensive gun reform.
"Historian of the 20th century South here. I dispute Mitch's statement. The filibuster has a ton of 'racial history.'"
This brief will explore the racist history of the filibuster, how it came to be used as it is today, and outline this history specifically through the lens of gun violence prevention, cataloging legislation that has been impeded by the use of the filibuster, obstructing progress toward safer communities and fewer needless tragedies.
The filibuster is a procedural tool of the Senate that delays or prevents a piece of legislation from being brought to a vote. It is a vestige of a deal made to appeal to segregationists and has historically been used to block passage of civil rights legislation.
