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“If this Legislature collectively decides that legislating hate against children is our priority, then I am going to make it painful,” said Nebraska state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh.
John Arch said fewer bills may be passed in this session, and senators should be prepared to wait until next year for some of their priority bills.
State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh has vowed to filibuster every bill, even ones that she supports, over the proposed legislation.
<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/nebraska-lawmaker-3-weeks-into-filibuster-over-trans-bill/"></div>LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — It was a mundane, unanimously supported bill on liquor taxation that saw state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh take to the mic on the Nebraska Legislature floor last week. She offered her support, then spent the next three days discussing everything but the bill, including her favorite Girl Scout cookies, Omaha’s best doughnuts […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt ...
Nebraska state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh, a registered Democrat, has filibustered every bill introduced in the chamber because of a proposal to ban transgender procedures on minors.