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.

Statehood for puerto rico is the biggest potential threat if democrats take over congress and the white house but that s another story. 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. Senate television via ap.

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. 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. Capitol in washington saturday march 21 2020. Wednesday september 30 2020 08 52 pm.

Senate fight over scotus vacancy heats up 02 38. 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. Democrats having lost successive battles over the supreme court and being favored by some projections to take back both the presidency and the senate. 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.

Reference material is included too. That could take democrat numbers in the senate into the low 40s. Passage of h r 8337 continuing resolution. The move caused some committees to postpone their hearings on tuesday.