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2025-05-23 11:40:31
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SENATE REPUBLICANS FLIRT WITH NUKING THE FILIBUSTER
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✍️ Senate Republicans push forward with a simple-majority vote to overturn California's electric vehicle mandate, despite warnings from Democrats and the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office that it would weaken the filibuster.
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👉 Senate Republicans push forward with a simple-majority vote to overturn California's electric vehicle mandate
👉 Democrats and the Government Accountability Office warn that the move would weaken the filibuster
👉 The Congressional Review Act allows Congress to overturn executive agency rules with a simple majority
👉 The move is seen as a further erosion of the 60-vote threshold for advancing most legislation in the Senate
👉 Democrats argue that it sets a dangerous precedent, while Republicans claim it is a necessary step to advance their priorities
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#ElizabethMacDonough #AlexPadilla #JohnThune #SusanCollins #ChuckSchumer #MollyReynolds #MatthewGlassman #politics
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