Sen. Collins Defends Filibuster, Urges Colleagues to Protect This Critical Check on Power
January 13, 2022
January 13, 2022
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2022:
U.S. Senator Susan Collins delivered remarks on the Senate floor today, calling on her colleagues to reject the Democratic Leader's proposal to eviscerate the legislative filibuster by employing the nuclear option to unilaterally change Senate rules. In 2017, Senator Collins co-authored a letter that was signed by a bipartisan group of 61 Senators expressing support for th . . .
U.S. Senator Susan Collins delivered remarks on the Senate floor today, calling on her colleagues to reject the Democratic Leader's proposal to eviscerate the legislative filibuster by employing the nuclear option to unilaterally change Senate rules. In 2017, Senator Collins co-authored a letter that was signed by a bipartisan group of 61 Senators expressing support for th . . .