Senate Republicans reignited debate over the filibuster Thursday, voting 51-44 along party lines to overturn a Biden-era federal waiver allowing California to phase out gas-powered cars, prompting sharp Democratic accusations of “going nuclear,” The Hill reported.
The move, executed via the Congressional Review Act, bypassed the traditional 60-vote filibuster threshold after Republicans rejected guidance from the Government Accountability Office and Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, who had determined the waiver did not qualify for CRA consideration.
“The Environmental Protection Agency submitted these rules as rules to Congress this year after being released by the Biden administration in its last days in office. That is a fact,” Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., said on the Senate floor. “Under the Congressional Review Act, that makes them subject to review. Period. End of story.”
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