Get the information you need to help keep you and your loved ones safe, healthy and updated on important issues and events. A letter issued Monday by Kaul and 21 other Democrat attorneys general was delivered to House and Senate leaders, asking them to take action to subvert Republican-led efforts that would make it tougher to vote under the auspices of election security. The letter encouraged Democrats to work to consider undoing the controversial Senate filibuster in order to pass legislation. The filibuster is a Senate rule that allows 40 senators to effectively block legislation, even if that legislation has a simple majorityâs support that would otherwise allow it to pass.