Today, Fix Our Senate released policy principles that must be included in the next relief package passed by Congress.
Today, Fix Our Senate announced a new ad that shines a spotlight on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s culture of corruption in the U.S. Senate.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has a lot on his mind. With so many special interests and corporate donors to appease, sometimes the little things might slip through the cracks.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is already making good on the promise he made earlier this week to the Washington Post to not slow down his appointment of extremist judges who are looking to strike down the Affordable Care Act — even in the middle of a deadly health care crisis.
As the American economy teeters and ten million Americans are out of work due to the coronavirus crisis, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is closing the door to additional economic rescue — but he’s publicly admitting he can’t wait to start confirming even more unqualified, right-wing judges.
The culture of corruption in Senate Majority Mitch McConnell’s Senate is as strong as ever, with reports coming out about a key Republican Senate consultant, Mike Gula, working to personally profit from the coronavirus pandemic.
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.
