Dem Senators Held The Floor Through The Night

A previous version of this story incorrectly said that before 2016 the last time a democratic president made a supreme court appointment while republicans held the senate was in 1885.

Dem senators held the floor through the night.

All trying to prevent the passing of one. Jeff merkley took to the senate floor tuesday evening and spoke through the night in protest of judge neil gorsuch s nomination to the supreme court ending his marathon speech wednesday morning. Democrats are trying to prevent congress from acting mcconnell said on the floor monday night. Not long before senate democrats started their talk a thon on monday night senate majority whip john cornyn tweeted that democrats were just obstructing and accused them of not working with republicans to fix health care.

In 1964 on the floor of the u s. Senator backs reform with rhyming poem on senate floor video by ryan grim on the senate floor tuesday morning roland burris d ill chose an unusual way to demonstrate his support for health care reform legislation emerging in the senate despite his previous threats to oppose any bill that lacked a strong public insurance option. Burris s night before christmas. Senate democrats held the longest filibuster in our nations history 75 days.

Recently a claim has made the rounds. None of the measures demanded by the occupying members were given a vote but democrats insisted that they would continue to pursue gun control legislation.