{"id":25512,"date":"2023-03-16T20:04:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T03:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=25512"},"modified":"2023-03-16T20:04:57","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T03:04:57","slug":"nebraska-senator-agrees-to-pause-filibuster-thats-brought-2023-session-to-a-crawl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/03\/16\/nebraska-senator-agrees-to-pause-filibuster-thats-brought-2023-session-to-a-crawl\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska senator agrees to pause filibuster that\u2019s brought 2023 session to a crawl"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>March 16, 2023 (klkntv.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.klkntv.com\/bios\/matt-chibe\/\">Matt Chibe<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.klkntv.com\/bios\/matthew-mittlieder\/\">Matthew Mittlieder<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Filibuster holding up bills in the Nebraska legislature\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j8Zohz-3GgM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) \u2014 Nebraska Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh has agreed to pause her 3-week filibuster, for now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement came Thursday morning after an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.klkntv.com\/sen-machaela-cavanaugh-compares-trans-bill-to-genocide-in-nebraska-legislature\/\">especially contentious day<\/a>&nbsp;at the Capitol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cavanaugh compared proposals that would impact transgender youth to genocide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=49961\">LB 574<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/bills\/view_bill.php?DocumentID=49722\">LB 575<\/a>&nbsp;led to her filibuster in the first place, and she previously said she planned to \u201cburn the session to the ground,\u201d in protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat I\u2019m trying to do is make sure that those that are going to be impacted by this kind of hateful legislation do feel like there\u2019s somebody advocating for them,\u201d Cavanaugh said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The filibuster brought the legislative session to a crawl, with the lawmaker introducing amendments to every bill that made it to the floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She even kept it up despite&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/filibuster-transgender-gender-affirming-therapy-bill-nebraska-cavanaugh-b9018fd1bf72112ca984ff58679eda6d\">suffering from strep throat<\/a>&nbsp;at one point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cavanaugh said, while it was difficult to keep the filibuster going, she believes what she did was important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf we\u2019re gonna save lives of trans kids, it\u2019s worth it. 100% it\u2019s worth it,\u201d she said. \u201cI think it\u2019s time to move forward with the session, I think it\u2019s time to debate the actual bill and show the people of Nebraska that we will not legislate hate and move forward and actually get to the business of the state.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaker John Arch said he and Cavanaugh agreed to stop the discussion of LB 574 while talking about other bills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, a debate is scheduled on LB 574 starting next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arch has tried speeding up the process, having the Legislature work through lunch at times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also said senators would soon be having all-day debates once committee hearings wrap up later this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said of the 107 priority bills this year, only seven have been addressed on general file so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arch also addressed some of the contentions during the debate, saying bills such as LB 754 will evoke passionate statements from senators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cColleagues these issues will challenge us to conduct ourselves with decorum during the remaining days,\u201d he said. \u201cThe public expects nothing less and we should expect nothing less of each other. Let\u2019s measure our words carefully and demonstrate statesmanship in the days ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 16, 2023 (klkntv.com) \u00a0Matt Chibe,\u00a0Matthew Mittlieder LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) \u2014 Nebraska Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh has agreed to pause her 3-week filibuster, for now. The announcement came Thursday morning after an&nbsp;especially contentious day&nbsp;at the Capitol. Cavanaugh compared proposals that would impact transgender youth to genocide. 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