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Harry Reid Demands An End To 'Arcane' Filibuster: The Senate Is A 'Graveyard'

“The future of our country is sacrificed at the altar of the filibuster," the former Senate majority leader wrote in a New York Times op-ed.
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Harry Reid Says Democrats Could Do One Thing To Fight Climate Change: Kill The Filibuster

The former Senate majority leader said it wasn't a matter of if the legislative tactic would end but "a question of when."
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Democratic Senators Consider Filibuster To Force Vote On Iran

Senators may block a key defense bill to force President Trump to get congressional approval for a war on Iran.
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Bernie Sanders Explains How He'd Get 'Medicare-For-All' Passed In Congress

It involves blowing up an arcane procedural rule in the Senate known as reconciliation.
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Bernie Discusses Filibuster Reform

In an interview with HuffPost, presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) explained why he is skeptical about getting rid of the filibuster.
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Bernie Sanders: Trump Wants To Get Rid Of The Filibuster Too, So Be Skeptical

"You should be a little bit nervous if Donald Trump supports it," the 2020 presidential candidate said.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Backs Ending Senate Filibuster

The 2020 presidential candidate announced her stance Friday at a conference with a civil rights group.
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Cory Booker Walks Back Opposition To Eliminating The Filibuster

The 2020 Democratic presidential contender running on a message of compromise and bipartisanship is taking a second look at the filibuster.
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Joe Biden's Complicated History With The Filibuster

The longtime senator often defended the filibuster when it benefitted him, but he hasn't always been a fan of the chamber's supermajority requirement.
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee: 'The Time For The Filibuster Has Come And Gone'

Inslee, a Democrat, has indicated he might announce a 2020 presidential bid primarily focused on climate change as soon as this week.
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