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
Baldwin
Alaska
Begich
Colorado
Bennet
Connecticut
Blumenthal
California
Boxer
Ohio
Brown
Washington
Cantwell
Maryland
Cardin
Delaware
Carper
Pennsylvania
Casey
Delaware
Coons
Illinois
Durbin
California
Feinstein
Minnesota
Franken
New York
Gillibrand
North Carolina
Hagan
Iowa
Harkin
New Mexico
Heinrich
North Dakota
Heitkamp
Hawaii
Hirono
South Dakota
Johnson
Virginia
Kaine
Massachusetts
Kerry
Maine
King
Minnesota
Klobuchar
Louisiana
Landrieu
New Jersey
Lautenberg
Vermont
Leahy
West Virginia
Manchin
Missouri
McCaskill
New Jersey
Menendez
Oregon
Merkley
Maryland
Mikulski
Connecticut
Murphy
Washington
Murray
Florida
Nelson
Rhode Island
Reed
Nevada
Reid
West Virginia
Rockefeller
Vermont
Sanders
Hawaii
Schatz
New York
Schumer
New Hampshire
Shaheen
Michigan
Stabenow
Montana
Tester
Colorado
Udall
New Mexico
Udall
Virginia
Warner
Massachusetts
Warren
Rhode Island
Whitehouse
Oregon
Wyden
4 No / Leaning No
Montana
Baucus
Indiana
Donnelly
Michigan
Levin
Arkansas
Pryor
By Aaron Bycoffe, Ryan Grim and Andrei Scheinkman.