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Explained: What is going on with the Senate #filibuster?
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March 18, 2021
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3:13Now PlayingPresident Joe Biden backed reforming, rather than scrapping, the filibuster this week after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell warned Democrats that ending the long-standing Senate procedure that can block partisan legislation would bring the Democratic president’s agenda to a standstill.
We look at the Senate custom that requires a supermajority to advance most legislation in a chamber that in recent years has been closely divided and is now split 50/50 between the two parties.
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