Meanings of procedural roadblocks in English

Democrats would lose their 60-vote Senate supermajority needed to clear Republican procedural roadblocks.

If not, Republicans might put up procedural roadblocks to quick passage.

Senate Democrats will need at least two Republican votes, however, to clear possible procedural roadblocks.

Democrats look close to securing some needed Republican votes in the Senate to overcome procedural roadblocks.

Republicans solidly oppose it and have threatened new procedural roadblocks in the Senate to slow things down.

Dodd now must secure the backing of a handful of Republicans so the bill can overcome procedural roadblocks.

They would need to muster 60 votes to overcome procedural roadblocks that Republicans are likely to throw up.

The legislation fell far short of the 60 votes needed to clear procedural roadblocks and bring it to a vote.

The vote was delayed last week as Senate leaders wrangled over new rules aimed at limiting procedural roadblocks known as filibusters.

The Democrats are one vote short of 60 votes needed to overcome procedural roadblocks sure to be thrown up by Republicans.

It will be difficult for Democrats to push through an auto bailout if minority Republicans object and throw up procedural roadblocks.

However, they will need to hold the support of some moderate Republicans in the Senate to assure they can clear any procedural roadblocks.

But since the Defense Department is prohibited from purchasing software that has not been approved by the National Security Agency, procedural roadblocks remain.

That would give the Senate the time it needs to sweep away procedural roadblocks, pass the bill and ready it for Obama's signature.

It faces opposition in the 100-member Senate, where at least 60 votes are needed to clear procedural roadblocks.

These GOP elites have every right to deploy whatever rules or procedural roadblocks they can muster, and they should refuse to be intimidated.