Progressive Rep. Pramila Jayapal reneges on support for axing filibuster after Republicans flip the Senate
Story by Victor Nava • 9h
Filibuster for me, but not for thee.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), an outspoken critic of the Senate filibuster, indicated Monday that she will not support axing the procedural hurdle as long as Republicans control the White House and both houses of Congress.
“Am I championing getting rid of the filibuster now when the Senate has the trifecta? No,” the chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus said at a press conference on Capitol Hill.
“But had we had the trifecta, I would have been, because we have to show that government can deliver,” Jayapal added.
The Senate filibuster rule, which requires a 60-vote threshold to end debate and pass most types of legislation in the upper chamber, is seen as the best chance Democrats have at blocking the adoption of President-elect Donald Trump agenda – with Republicans taking a 53-47 seat advantage in the Senate and expected to retain a slim majority in the House.
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