Democrats Take Over Senate Floor

Senate democrats on tuesday tried to put pressure on the republican majority to take action on gun control recounting stories from their own communities about families torn apart by shootings.

Democrats take over senate floor.

Speaks on the senate floor at the u s. Republicans eye amy coney barrett senate floor vote at end of october just days before election republicans are advancing the nomination over the fervent objections of democrats. The move caused some committees to postpone their hearings on tuesday. On thursday democrats refused to give consent for the senate to quickly pass a government funding bill requiring mcconnell to file cloture and set up a final vote possibly for as late as.

Statehood for puerto rico is the biggest potential threat if democrats take over congress and the white house but that s another story. Capitol in washington saturday march 21 2020. If democrats manage to hold the house of representatives and win back the senate and the white house in november the party will have full control of the federal government for the first time in. Ship of the senate meet the rocky shore.

That could take democrat numbers in the senate into the low 40s. Senate democrats have already made their first move to slow down the chamber s operation. On tuesday afternoon democrats invoked the two hour rule which limits the time when committees may hold hearings while the full senate is in session. Reference material is included too.

Senate fight over scotus vacancy heats up 02 38. Senate minority leader chuck schumer invoked the two hour rule tuesday a measure that constrains the scheduling and duration of senate committee. Passage of h r 8337 continuing resolution. Senate television via ap.