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Chuck Schumer reveals how Biden can bypass GOP obstruction by declaring an emergency
January 25, 2021
On MSNBC Monday, following a victory over Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in the fight over the rules revolution, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) laid out a roadmap for President Joe Biden to get around Republican obstruction on climate policy: by declaring a state of emergency and unlocking federal resources to act on his own.
"I think it might be a good idea for President Biden to call a climate emergency," said Schumer. "Then he can do many, many things under the emergency powers of the president that wouldn't have to go through — that he could do without legislation."
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"Now, Trump used this emergency for a stupid wall which wasn't an emergency," continued Schumer. "But if there ever was an emergency, climate is one. So I would suggest that they explore looking at climate as an emergency, which would give them more flexibility. After all, it's a crisis. It's a crisis."
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While McConnell backed down from his demand that Democrats permanently enshrine the filibuster in Senate rules, Democrats currently lack the votes to repeal or reform the filibuster on their own, meaning Republicans will retain a blanket veto on many legislative policies. Democrats will be able to pass budget-related policies by a simple majority, but will require 10 Republican votes for most other bills.
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Former Mike Pence aide Olivia Troye revealed she was ordered to spy on Dr. Deborah Birx during a Monday night interview on MSNBC.
"I was told I that I was to watch her," Troye told Chris Hayes. "That she was not to be trusted because she was a Matt Pottinger hire."
<p>"And so here I am as a Homeland [Security] advisor saying, 'you're asking me to spy on this woman that I'm sharing an office with, who is on our team when we know this pandemic is out of control we know that people are going to get hurt and this is where the focus is?'" she explained.</p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="77a3ec271dc2aba308dec3c58b6e38ba" id="5ab78"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1353887452155547653"><div style="margin:1em 0">Olivia Troye, ex-aide to fmr. VP Pence, says Trump officials told her to watch Dr. Birx, Covid-19 coordinator:
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On Monday evening, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) appeared to end his blockade of the Senate power-sharing agreement, paving the way for Democrats to take control of Senate committees and set the schedule.
McConnell had been holding up approval of the rules resolution because he wanted a formal agreement from Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) that would prohibit Democrats from abolishing the legislative filibuster with the so-called "nuclear option" during the next two years.
<p>However, two Senate Democrats — Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) — reiterated publicly that they have no intention to support efforts to modify or repeal the filibuster, making clear Democrats lack the votes to do so in any case.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" class="" data-tweet-id="1353888129233670145" frameborder="0" id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1353888129233670145&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rawstory.com%2Fr%2Fentryeditor%2F2650135392%23publish&theme=light&widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 505px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" title="Twitter Tweet"></iframe></div><p>The legislative filibuster has become a key point of contention because absent any new limits on its use, any 41 Senate Republicans can block most of President Joe Biden's legislative priorities, with the exception of budgetary policies that can be included in a reconciliation bill.</p><p>McConnell made the statement as Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) blasted the obstruction during an interview with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow.</p><p>Maddow described McConnell's action as a "cave."</p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
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