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Breaking the Filibuster

Breaking the Filibuster

Senator Barry DeKay Photo: WNAX


Nebraska Senators return to Lincoln hoping to break a filibuster and get legislation moving.
Senator Michaela Cavanaugh of Omaha has vowed to halt legislative progress until a bill limiting medical care for transgender young people is killed.
District 40 Senator Barry DeKay of Niobrara says it’s a vocal minority stopping the legislature….

DeKay says the session will be in full floor debate from this week on….

DeKay says he and most other Senators have bills waiting to move to the floor….

There can be up to fourteen hours of debate on each bill which limits the numbers that can be acted on each day.

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