filibuster

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The effort, however, failed in the Senate on Thursday by a vote of 51-47, short of overcoming the Senate filibuster requiring the support of 60 senators to advance a bill.

From Washington Post

They didn’t have the votes in the Senate to end a filibuster, effectively killing the bill for the year.

From Washington Post

The chamber’s five women filibustered the proposal in speeches highlighting the Senate’s male majority that they criticized for pushing debates on abortion over other pressing issues.

From Seattle Times

The chamber voted to delay considering the bill until the next legislative session in January 2024, after a two-day filibuster by the five women senators who felt it was too severe.

From Reuters

Democrats’ attempt to overcome the filibuster mustered 51 votes, or nine shy of the number needed to surmount the filibuster and bring the measure to the Senate floor for a vote.

From Washington Times