In the Senate, unanimous consent (U.C.) is used to quickly take up and pass bills, but now it's becoming a platform for showcasing political disagreements.
Lawmakers are focusing on cornering their rivals rather than real legislative work, using procedural skirmishes like failed unanimous consent requests to highlight policy disputes.
Democrats attempted to pass a bill on gun bump stocks using unanimous consent, knowing it would fail due to Republican objection, to create a talking point against the GOP.
Senator Chuck Schumer highlighted the attempt, emphasizing that the bill aimed to reinstate the ban on bump stocks set by Donald Trump, urging Republican support for it.
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