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Sen. Dianne Feinstein Dianne Emiel Feinstein Filibuster fight looms as Biden leans in Senate Democrats call on DHS for details on response to Portland protests Feinstein's husband eyeing ambassadorship: report MORE (D-Calif.) on Friday night opened the door to supporting changes to the legislative filibuster, handing a win to reform advocates. Feinstein, long viewed as wary of any changes to the legislative filibuster, noted her attempts to find bipartisan deals on areas like background checks and the Violence Against Women Act. But, she warned, if Senate Republicans "abuse the filibuster," she would be open to changing the rules. "Ideally the Senate can reach bipartisan agreement on those issues, as well as on a voting rights bill. But if that proves impossible and Republicans continue to abuse the filibuster by requiring cloture votes, I’m open to changing the way the Senate filibuster rules are used," Feinstein said in a statement. Feinstein … [Read more...] about Feinstein opens door to supporting filibuster reform

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) released a statement Friday night showing her flip-flopping on her original opposition to eliminating the filibuster, now saying she is supportive of using the nuclear option to end it. Feinstein stated, “There are many significant issues Congress needs to address,” including the “gun violence, violence against women and hate in the tragic shootings in Atlanta.” Feinstein continued to mention she has tried for multiple years to pass “key legislation” on “background checks for gun purchases” and the “reauthorization of the Violence Against Woman Act.” “Ideally the Senate can reach bipartisan agreement on those issues, as well as on a voting rights bill,” she wrote in a press release. “But if that proves impossible and Republicans continue to abuse the filibuster by requiring cloture votes, I’m open to changing the way the Senate filibuster rules are used.” Feinstein pointed out President Joe Biden’s shift this week by endorsing a “talking … [Read more...] about Dianne Feinstein Backs Nuclear Option

Sen. Dianne Feinstein Dianne Emiel Feinstein California public radio news director loses father in Boulder shooting Feinstein calls for assault weapon ban after Boulder shooting Cruz accuses Democrats of playing 'ridiculous theater' in proposals following mass shootings MORE (D-Calif.) on Tuesday called for Congress to once again pass the Federal Assault Weapons Ban in the wake of the deadly mass shooting in Boulder, Colo., on Monday evening after reports that the suspected shooter had an assault rifle. Feinstein said at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence, which was scheduled before the Colorado shooting and last week’s deadly attacks on massage parlors in Atlanta, that she has 35 co-sponsors behind the bill. She first authored the bill in 1993 before it was officially signed into law the year after. However, the ban expired in 2004, and Feinstein on Tuesday said she has since watched as “assault weapons have become the weapon of choice in … [Read more...] about Feinstein calls for assault weapon ban after Boulder shooting

Last week, the House of Representatives passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act (H.R. 1280). Among other things, the bill would eliminate local law enforcement officers’ ability to use the doctrine of qualified immunity to shield themselves from liability for misconduct. Given the numerous high-profile police brutality incidents around the country in the recent past, now is the time for California’s Democratic senators, Dianne Feinstein Dianne Emiel Feinstein Filibuster fight looms as Biden leans in Senate Democrats call on DHS for details on response to Portland protests Feinstein's husband eyeing ambassadorship: report MORE and Alex Padilla Alex Padilla House Republicans examine federal election funds awarded to Biden-linked firm Lawmakers warn of surge in violence against Asian Americans after Georgia shootings Six women who could be California's next senator MORE , to advance reform of the qualified immunity doctrine. From … [Read more...] about California’s senators should lead the reform of qualified immunity

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnell Democrats vow to go 'bold' — with or without GOP Johnson, Grassley indecision freezes key Senate races Republicans set to rebound big in 2022 midterms, unless... MORE (R-Ky.) is taking aim at a fellow Kentuckian, Rep. John Yarmuth John Allen Yarmuth Democrats vow to go 'bold' — with or without GOP Democratic majority shrinks, but finds unity On The Money: Biden celebrates relief bill with Democratic leaders | Democrats debate fast-track for infrastructure package MORE , after the Democratic lawmaker urged the upper chamber to nix the legislative filibuster. McConnell, in an op-ed for the Courier-Journal in Louisville, said that Yarmuth, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, "doesn’t seem to know Kentucky," and criticized him over a recent op-ed in which he called the 60-vote requirement for most legislation in the Senate a "minority veto." "It’s really … [Read more...] about McConnell knocks Kentucky Democrat over support for nixing filibuster