Political Rewind: In Deadlocked Senate, Some Ask If It Is Time To Repeal The Filibuster

Published: April 13, 2021, 2:38 p.m.

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Georgia voters gave Democrats a majority in the U.S. Senate when they elected Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in January. But the Senate remains a stumbling block for efforts by President Joe Biden to pass the bills in his ambitious agenda.\n\nMany frustrated Democrats are raising once again the long-standing question of whether it\u2019s time to end the rules that allow a minority in the senate to thwart the majority\u2019s will through the use of the filibuster.\n\nPanelists:\n\nSaxby Chambliss \u2014 Former Georgia U.S. Senator (2003-2015)\n\nJoe Crespino \u2014 Jimmy Carter Professor of History and Department Chair, Emory University\n\nSteve Dennis \u2014 Congressional Reporter,\xa0Bloomberg News\n\nTamar Hallerman \u2014 Senior Reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution