{"id":101988,"date":"2021-01-26T12:57:11","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T17:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=101988"},"modified":"2021-01-26T13:17:18","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T18:17:18","slug":"not-enough-votes-mcconnell-says-eliminating-60-vote-filibuster-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-enough-votes-mcconnell-says-eliminating-60-vote-filibuster-is-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Not Enough Votes\u2019 \u2013 McConnell Says Eliminating 60-Vote Filibuster is Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnot-enough-votes-mcconnell-says-eliminating-60-vote-filibuster-is-dead%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=101988&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) declared victory Tuesday and said efforts to abolish the 60-vote filibuster are dead.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was pushing to end the filibuster so the Democrats can pass all the pork-filled, Marxist legislation they want without any consent from the minority.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell mentioned that two Democrat Senators confirmed they would not vote to change the rules to allow legislation to pass with a simple majority.<\/p>\n<p>Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) publicly stated they would not support ending the legislative filibuster.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019m glad that two Senate Democrats confirmed today they will not vote to end the legislative filibuster. They agree with President Biden and me on protecting the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>With this win, we can move forward with a 50-50 power-sharing agreement built on the 2001 precedent. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fHUCFxxXh8\">pic.twitter.com\/fHUCFxxXh8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leader McConnell (@LeaderMcConnell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeaderMcConnell\/status\/1353888999522398214\">January 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt should not be news that a few members of the majority pledge they won\u2019t tear up a central rule, but the Democratic leader was reluctant to repeat the step I took as majority leader in unified government when I ruled out that step on principle. Rather than relying on the Democratic leader, I took the discussion directly to his members,\u201d McConnell said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBasic arithmetic now ensures that there are not enough votes to break the rule. This victory will let us move forward with a 50-50 power-sharing agreement containing all the elements of the 2001 model because it will sit on the same foundation,\u201d McConnell added.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on talk of eliminating the filibuster:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaking that plunge would not be some progressive dream. It would be a nightmare.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BH5BFGI75z\">pic.twitter.com\/BH5BFGI75z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Recount (@therecount) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therecount\/status\/1354098751359635457\">January 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2021\/01\/not-enough-votes-mcconnell-says-eliminating-60-vote-filibuster-dead\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u2018Not Enough Votes\u2019 \u2013 McConnell Says Eliminating 60-Vote Filibuster is Dead<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) declared victory Tuesday and said efforts to abolish the 60-vote filibuster are dead. 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