So the Black Caucus, joined by a coalition of progressive groups, is turning up the heat on Senate Democrats in what's becoming the most consequential battle over chamber rules since Democrats tried last year to weaken the filibuster."I don't know why anyone, let alone Senate Democrats, would hold up a Jim Crow practice," Black Caucus Chair Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) said in an interview on Wednesday, describing the GOP's use of blue slips against judicial nominees as a civil rights issue.
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