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Jun 28, 2018 · However, when it came time to confirm Gorsuch in 2017, near-unified Democratic opposition and the GOP's own slim majority of 51 Republican senators made getting to a 60-vote supermajority...
- Senior Reporter
Jan 23, 2022 · The 60-vote threshold to overcome the filibuster and pass legislation in the Senate seems as immovable as ever. But that threshold is relatively new. It was established after an epic fight in...
Oct 1, 2020 · The Republican-controlled Senate voted 52-48 to reduce the vote threshold for confirming nominees to the Supreme Court from 60 to 51, per The New York Times. (The need for a 60-vote...
- Camille Caldera
Mar 1, 2024 · McConnell alone did not create the “60-vote Senate” — the expectation that a Senate majority must always secure supermajority support to advance its policy agenda. But as Senate...
May 19, 2021 · The House is set to vote today on a bill to create the commission, and the commission would need 60 votes in the Senate to pass. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s opposition could...
Feb 29, 2024 · Measured by how many bills he successfully ushered into law, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who announced Wednesday that he will step down as Republicans’ Senate leader in...
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Sep 28, 2022 · WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell came out on Tuesday in favor of legislation aimed at preventing election subversion, giving the bipartisan effort a major boost and putting...
