Now, in an attempt to demonstrate Republicans have all but turned the filibuster into a weapon to wage bad-faith politics, Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer is embarking on a strategy to force votes on some of Biden’s most high-profile measures. The problem, as Democrats see it, is that Republicans have effectively rewritten Senate rules to force supermajorities for bills that carry widespread public and congressional support. “Will our Republican colleagues let the Senate debate the bill, or will they engage in another partisan filibuster of urgent legislation? And on Monday, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell railed against the planned series of votes, slamming it as a partisan ploy that is “transparently designed to fail”. “Senate Democrats intend to focus this month on the demands of their radical base,” McConnell said.

Source: The Guardian June 09, 2021 09:00 UTC