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PoliticsEnglish · 1 year ago

Republicans push back against Trump’s call to end the Senate filibuster

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Republicans push back against Trump’s call to end the Senate filibuster

www.aljazeera.com

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PoliticsEnglish · 1 year ago

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The filibuster allows the minority party in the US Senate to block bills should they fail to reach 60 votes in favour.

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They know they’re probably not going to be the majority in 2 years, and they don’t want to lose the power to block everything if that happens.

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