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The Violence Against Women Act has to be renewed every few years and actually expired two years ago. It will get a hearing today. House switchboard is 202-224-3121, or text RESIST to 50409 to use Resistbot to send your rep a fax/email/letter.
Demsrule86
(68,586 posts)There are only certain things that can be done using reconciliation and it looks like we may get some filibuster reform but I doubt very much this is possible at the moment. We need to get an infrastructure bill and and public option for the ACA...that can likely be done in reconciliation. We also need to get the voting rights bill through and Manchin has indicated that may be one where he is willing to drop the filibuster for. The rest will have to wait.
niyad
(113,349 posts)with more than one issue at a time..
Demsrule86
(68,586 posts)We have a filibuster and you bet the Republicans will use it.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,357 posts)think.
Demsrule86
(68,586 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(22,357 posts)niyad
(113,349 posts)niyad
(113,349 posts)Sanity Claws
(21,849 posts)I hope that means he is also involved in seeing it reauthorized.
CousinIT
(9,247 posts)malaise
(269,057 posts)and fuck Trump and the women haters