dailycaller.com By Hailey Gomez
CNN’s Scott Jennings could be seen gloating Sunday on “State of the Union” over Senate Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer joining Senate Republicans in voting in favor of the GOP-backed spending bill, sarcastically stating that Schumer showed “courage” standing up to the “racist Jim Crow filibuster tactics.”
Senate lawmakers on Friday voted 62 to 38 to advance the House Republicans’ spending bill in order to avoid a government shutdown, which would have set in early Saturday morning. In response to the backlash Schumer received for backing the spending bill, Jennings applauded the decision in light of some members of his party previously calling for the elimination of what they have dubbed the “Jim Crow” filibuster.
“I’m grateful for Chuck Schumer today. He helped defeat a racist Jim Crow filibuster in the Senate. To stand up against the racist Jim Crow filibuster tactics was a moment of pure courage. I just think he should be lauded by anybody in any party for that. That’s number one. Number two —” Jennings said before being cut off.
Lawmakers had avoided a filibuster, which is typically used as a tactic by the minority party, Friday evening, thanks to nine Democrats joining Schumer and surpassing the 60 votes needed to pass the bill. During the Biden-Harris administration, Democrats pushed to scrap the filibuster in 2022, but former Independent Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and former Democrat West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin halted the efforts…
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