Exclusive – Mitch McConnell’s Filibuster Carveout Sows Republican Dissension, Democrat Abuse of FilibusterSean Moran 15 Dec 2021
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) debt ceiling deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to bypass the filibuster has sown Republican dissension and led Democrats to continue abusing the filibuster, Breitbart News has learned exclusively.
McConnell struck a deal with Schumer last week to allow Democrats to raise the debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion using a simple majority in the Senate, bypassing the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster threshold.
The deal with Schumer divided Senate Republicans, as 36 Senate Republicans voted against the bill, which is three-quarters of the Republican conference.
The deal allowed Republicans, including McConnell, to claim that Democrats would solely raise the debt limit, even though 14 Republican votes enabled Democrats to raise the debt ceiling with a simple majority vote.
The deal serves as a stark contrast to McConnell’s summer strategy, as the Minority Leader urged Democrats to raise the debt ceiling using reconciliation, or without Republican help. However, he struck a deal with Schumer to temporarily raise the debt ceiling in October. The Senate Republican leader then proclaimed in a letter to President Joe Biden that he would not help Schumer raise the debt ceiling. Now, McConnell’s $2.5 trillion debt ceiling deal helps Schumer raise the debt ceiling likely past the 2022 midterm elections.
Although Congress raised the debt ceiling, conservatives argued that McConnell created a precedent for Democrats to justify breaking the filibuster to pass their leftist agenda, including voting rights, climate change, and gun control.
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