(Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images) Getty ImagesKey FactsThe filibuster is all-but-certain to remain in some form given that moderate Democrats like Sens. Key BackgroundAfter Democrats recaptured the House in 2018, it was common for sweeping progressive legislation passed by the House to languish in the Senate. Quorum call,” conservative Wall Street Journal columnist Kimberly Strassel wrote of the delay tactics Republicans could undertake in retaliation for filibuster reform. The filibuster became far more common after the talking filibuster was eliminated in 1971, with the Senate going from just 7 cloture motions in 1969-70 to 44 by 1973-1974. The one proposed by Merkley would require all 41 senators backing a filibuster to remain in the chamber as long as it goes on.

Source: Forbes March 19, 2021 21:22 UTC