As filibuster clash paralyzes Senate, Democratic frustration over how to proceed grows
WASHINGTON — Within a week of Democrats taking control of the Senate, a clash over the filibuster has paralyzed the chamber. And that means some of their top priorities — like Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is blocking the transfer of control of the chamber's committees. In exchange for handing over the gavels of the powerful panels, McConnell wants Democrats to promise to stick to the 60-vote threshold to pass nearly every piece of legislation — a rule known as the filibuster. Democrats, however, are unwilling to make that ...
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