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WASHINGTON — Within a week of Democrats taking control of the Senate, a clash over the filibuster has paralyzed the chamber. And that means some of their top priorities — like $1,400 checks and immigration overhaul — are already in danger.

The progressive group Accountable.US, run by Democratic insiders and activists, is pressuring the party to go ahead and kill the filibuster if McConnell doesn’t relent.

“Now that it’s clear that Republicans are intent on obstructing even the simple handover of Senate committee control, we call on Majority Leader Schumer to bring the organizing resolution to the Senate floor immediately, call an immediate up-or-down vote, and not allow Senate Republicans to block the majority from moving forward with the work the American people are expecting,” Kyle Herrig, president of Accountable.US, said in a statement Monday.

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