Sheldon Whitehouse

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Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

One is my DISCLOSE Act being in the bill. Republicans must vote against it for their dark-money donors, but that kills them with voters. Ditto gerrymandering. Lots of focus on those painful votes for them in the bill will help. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 19, 2022

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Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Here’s the deal. Once Senate debate on a measure ends, you can pass the bill with a simple majority vote. So if you’re willing to outlast the other side, you don’t need cloture. This could take weeks, as other Voting Rights bills did, but we have a few tools that help. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 19, 2022

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Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse

Another is the Senate speak-twice rule. Senators who’ve spoken twice on a question can be ruled out of order if they keep at it. That’s why real filibusters were long, uninterrupted speeches. Not one and done, but two and done. (Yup, that’s 100 speeches by Rs — sorry!) — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 19, 2022