McConnell, Schumer Fail To Cut Power-Sharing Deal Amid Filibuster Snag

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GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and Democratic Senate Leader Charles Schumer (N.Y.) failed to reach a deal on Tuesday on organizing a 50-50 Senate as a fight over the filibuster threatens to drag out the talks for days.

The two Senate leaders met to discuss how to share power in an evenly split Senate where they discussed, according to Schumer, “a whole lot of issues” but didn’t get an agreement.

The talks have snagged over a fight on the 60-vote legislative filibuster, which could drag out the negotiations for several days.

McConnell is pressing to use the power sharing agreement to help protect the filibuster amid calls from progressives to nix the hurdle in order to help pass Democratic legislative priorities.

Read more at The Hill.

{Matzav.com}


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