Breaking the Filibuster

The Huffington Post is tracking where Democratic senators stand on filibuster reform — specifically, the "talking filibuster," which would require senators to participate in debate in order to block legislation. If every Republican senator votes against the legislation, 51 Democratic senators — or 50 plus Vice President Joe Biden breaking the tie — will be needed to pass the bill.

Last updated: Friday, Dec. 28, 2012 5:33 PM EST

51 Yes / Leaning Yes

Wisconsin
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Baldwin
Alaska
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Begich
Colorado
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Bennet
Connecticut
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Blumenthal
California
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Boxer
Ohio
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Brown
Washington
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Cantwell
Maryland
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Cardin
Delaware
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Carper
Pennsylvania
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Casey
Delaware
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Coons
Illinois
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Durbin
California
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Feinstein
Minnesota
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Franken
New York
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Gillibrand
North Carolina
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Hagan
Iowa
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Harkin
New Mexico
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Heinrich
North Dakota
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Heitkamp
Hawaii
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Hirono
South Dakota
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Johnson
Virginia
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Kaine
Massachusetts
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Kerry
Maine
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King
Minnesota
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Klobuchar
Louisiana
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Landrieu
New Jersey
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Lautenberg
Vermont
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Leahy
West Virginia
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Manchin
Missouri
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McCaskill
New Jersey
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Menendez
Oregon
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Merkley
Maryland
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Mikulski
Connecticut
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Murphy
Washington
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Murray
Florida
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Nelson
Rhode Island
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Reed
Nevada
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Reid
West Virginia
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Rockefeller
Vermont
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Sanders
Hawaii
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Schatz
New York
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Schumer
New Hampshire
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Shaheen
Michigan
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Stabenow
Montana
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Tester
Colorado
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Udall
New Mexico
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Udall
Virginia
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Warner
Massachusetts
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Warren
Rhode Island
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Whitehouse
Oregon
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Wyden

4 No / Leaning No

Montana
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Baucus
Indiana
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Donnelly
Michigan
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Levin
Arkansas
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Pryor
By Aaron Bycoffe, Ryan Grim and Andrei Scheinkman.