on Friday publicly endorsed eliminating the filibuster, a firmer stance than that of several of her Senate colleagues who are also seeking the nomination. According to excerpts of her prepared remarks released by her campaign, Warren denounced the filibuster — the 60-vote requirement to pass many major Senate bills — as “a tool to block progress on racial justice,” citing Republicans’ use of the filibuster to continually block anti-lynching legislation. “Last year, the Senate passed a bill that would make lynching a federal crime. But it got killed in the Senate ― by a filibuster. By eliminating the filibuster, Senate bills would only require a simple majority to pass, meaning that if Democrats take control of the Senate, they could pass more progressive policy proposals without bipartisan support.

Source: Huffington Post April 05, 2019 12:36 UTC