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Mon Jun 21 19:31:17 +0000 2021

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Burgess Everett @burgessev

As long as there is a 60-vote threshold, both parties are going to use it to keep bills they don't like from coming to the floor and being debated. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted June 21, 2021 Hibernated

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Schumer casting tomorrow's vote as a procedural one: "Will the Republicans let us debate? ... that's the only question" Under this standard, though, Democrats did not want to debate police reform last summer when they blocked Sen. Tim Scott's bill from coming to floor — PolitiTweet.org

Posted June 21, 2021 Hibernated

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At the moment, there's a second 60-vote threshold post-debate for the minority party to block legislation. But the initial "cloture on the motion to proceed" is where the filibuster is used more often — PolitiTweet.org

Posted June 21, 2021 Hibernated

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