Haaland confirmed, Ron Johnson stumbles once more and filibuster fights are across the nook

Ron Johnson is Steve Kings’ Louie Gohmert.

The Senate today finally confirmed Biden candidate Deb Haaland as the new Home Secretary. Haaland becomes the first Native American to hold a cabinet position in an administration. Senator Ron Johnson continued to wonder why the racist things he says are not racist. And the Senate continues to advocate a showdown that puts civil rights and urgent national needs against sabotage on a filibuster basis.

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How should the Senate’s filibuster rules be reformed?

Reinstate the “speaking filibuster” and urge senators to keep the floor if they uphold the legislation

It takes 41 votes to keep a filibuster going instead of 60 votes to move forward

Eliminate it completely and move to the 50 vote threshold for all votes

Leave the rules as they are

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How should the Senate’s filibuster rules be reformed?

Reinstate the “speaking filibuster” and urge senators to keep the floor if they uphold the legislation

407 votes

It takes 41 votes to keep a filibuster going instead of 60 votes to move forward

223 votes

Eliminate it completely and move to the 50 vote threshold for all votes

694 votes

Leave the rules as they are

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