Bills Blocked by RepubliKlan Filibusters
During Obama's Presidency
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Here is a list of bills that would have passed the Senate if it weren't for
RepubliKlans requiring a 60-vote threshold
November 22, 2013
113th Congress:
• Manchin-Toomey Gun Purchase Background Checks
Vote: 54-46
• Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013
Vote: 51-49
Would keep the interest rate of subsidized federal student loans at 3.4% for another year
• Student Loan Affordability Act
Vote: 51-46
Would keep the interest rate of subsidized federal student loans at 3.4% for two years.
• Sequestration replacement
Vote: 51-49
Would postpone the sequester until Jan 2, 2014 and Required millionaires to pay at least a 30% tax rate
112th Congress
• Bring Jobs Home Act
Vote: 56-42
Would grant businesses a tax credit for eliminating a business outside the US and relocating it in the US
Would deny businesses a tax deduction for outsourcing expenses related to outsourcing a business
• Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act
Vote: 53-44
Gives small businesses a tax credit if their 2012 payrolls were higher than their 2011 payrolls
• Paycheck Fairness Act
Vote: 52-47
Requires employers to prove differences in pay are not gender-related
Would allow employees to discuss salaries without retaliation, and allows government to collect data on women workers to better evaluate the wage gap
• DISCLOSE Act
Vote: 51-44; reconsidered 53-45
Requires corporations, super PACs, labor unions, and other groups to disclose donors who give in excess of $10,000 for political contributions
• Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012
Vote: 51-45
Requires millionaires to pay a 30% minimum tax rate
Expresses the Sense of the Senate that tax reform should repeal unfair loopholes and expenditures and make sure the wealthiest taxpayers pay a fair share of taxes
• Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act
Vote: 51-47
Extends tax credits for energy efficient residences, electric vehicles, and other alternative forms of energy including wind facilities
• Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act of 2011
Vote: 50-50
Allocates grants to states to help them rehire teachers and others working in educational support
110th Congress
• DREAM Act of 2010
Vote: 55-43
• Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act
Vote: 53-45
Provide senior citizens with a tax credit in lieu of a Social Security COLA
• Paycheck Fairness Act (again)
Vote: 58-41
• Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act
Vote: 53-45
Giving employers tax breaks for bringing overseas jobs back to America
• DISCLOSE Act (again)
Vote: 59-39
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/recent-business/bills-blocked-by-republican-filibusters
During Obama's Presidency
<img src="http://174.142.61.69/e/1/36c6271c-edd3-4dd6-9bf2-36892886071b.jpg" width="600">
Here is a list of bills that would have passed the Senate if it weren't for
RepubliKlans requiring a 60-vote threshold
November 22, 2013
113th Congress:
• Manchin-Toomey Gun Purchase Background Checks
Vote: 54-46
• Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013
Vote: 51-49
Would keep the interest rate of subsidized federal student loans at 3.4% for another year
• Student Loan Affordability Act
Vote: 51-46
Would keep the interest rate of subsidized federal student loans at 3.4% for two years.
• Sequestration replacement
Vote: 51-49
Would postpone the sequester until Jan 2, 2014 and Required millionaires to pay at least a 30% tax rate
112th Congress
• Bring Jobs Home Act
Vote: 56-42
Would grant businesses a tax credit for eliminating a business outside the US and relocating it in the US
Would deny businesses a tax deduction for outsourcing expenses related to outsourcing a business
• Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act
Vote: 53-44
Gives small businesses a tax credit if their 2012 payrolls were higher than their 2011 payrolls
• Paycheck Fairness Act
Vote: 52-47
Requires employers to prove differences in pay are not gender-related
Would allow employees to discuss salaries without retaliation, and allows government to collect data on women workers to better evaluate the wage gap
• DISCLOSE Act
Vote: 51-44; reconsidered 53-45
Requires corporations, super PACs, labor unions, and other groups to disclose donors who give in excess of $10,000 for political contributions
• Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012
Vote: 51-45
Requires millionaires to pay a 30% minimum tax rate
Expresses the Sense of the Senate that tax reform should repeal unfair loopholes and expenditures and make sure the wealthiest taxpayers pay a fair share of taxes
• Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act
Vote: 51-47
Extends tax credits for energy efficient residences, electric vehicles, and other alternative forms of energy including wind facilities
• Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act of 2011
Vote: 50-50
Allocates grants to states to help them rehire teachers and others working in educational support
110th Congress
• DREAM Act of 2010
Vote: 55-43
• Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act
Vote: 53-45
Provide senior citizens with a tax credit in lieu of a Social Security COLA
• Paycheck Fairness Act (again)
Vote: 58-41
• Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act
Vote: 53-45
Giving employers tax breaks for bringing overseas jobs back to America
• DISCLOSE Act (again)
Vote: 59-39
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/recent-business/bills-blocked-by-republican-filibusters
