Democrats Poised to Limit Filibusters, Angering G.O.P. - NYTimes.com

Democrats Poised to Limit Filibusters, Angering G.O.P. - NYTimes.com 

Yes. “Now and into the future, Republicans and Democrats should be able to have an up-or-down vote on the team they want to put in place,” said Senator Barbara Boxer, Democrat of California, as she walked into the meeting to discuss how Democrats plan to proceed. “I do not view that as an extraordinary step. I do not view it as a nuclear option. I view it as something we sadly had to come to because of the way they’ve obstructed putting really good people in place without cause.”