Democrats Take Over Senate Floor

Senate minority leader chuck schumer invoked the two hour rule tuesday a measure that constrains the scheduling and duration of senate committee.

Democrats take over senate floor.

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. Senate television via ap. That could take democrat numbers in the senate into the low 40s. 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.

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. Speaks on the senate floor at the u s. Ship of the senate meet the rocky shore. Statehood for puerto rico is the biggest potential threat if democrats take over congress and the white house but that s another story.

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. Passage of h r 8337 continuing resolution. Democrats having lost successive battles over the supreme court and being favored by some projections to take back both the presidency and the senate. Senate democrats have already made their first move to slow down the chamber s operation.

The move caused some committees to postpone their hearings on tuesday. 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. Capitol in washington saturday march 21 2020. Official site of the living symbol of our union of states connect with senators and learn about senate committees legislation records art history schedules news tours and visits.