The New Jersey senator, who had spent much of his last 24 hours on the Senate floor assailing the Trump administration, surpassed Senator Strom Thurmond’s speech in 1957.
Definitely, but Schumer pushed enough Democrats to side with the Republicans on a vote to end debate that they had the 60-vote supermajority needed to do so.
There’s alot of hot air in that guy.
Should have filibustered the continuing resolution
Definitely, but Schumer pushed enough Democrats to side with the Republicans on a vote to end debate that they had the 60-vote supermajority needed to do so.
This is a very relevant detail I had missed. Thank you for pointing it out!
It would have bought attention and time, maybe.
With Schumer effectively sabotaging any kind of internal resistance within the party though…