Senate Republicans are threatening they will attempt a takeover of the Senate agenda by forcing votes on issues ranging from the Keystone XL pipeline to abortion rules to a U.S-Mexico border wall if Democrats weaken the filibuster.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) are at a standoff over President Biden’s nominees, with the Senate’s end-of-year schedule hanging in the balance.
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“The reality is that Marco Rubio will not be an easy opponent, especially if it’s on the heels of a bruising primary where Democrats spend millions attacking each other instead of using those millions to build the infrastructure we so desperately need to win here,” Murphy said.
“So I’ve decided instead of running for the U.S. Senate, I will devote my energy to helping make our party stronger,” she continued. “While I will not be running statewide in ‘22, I will work to help the Democratic Party build toward statewide success. We must start now with unity of effort if we want the state to be ready to put the White House, a Senate seat and more state and local races in the Democratic column in ‘24.”