Nebraska lawmaker 3 weeks into filibuster over bill that would restrict trans health care

State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh vows to filibuster every bill that comes before the Legislature this year.

"I will burn the session to the ground over this bill," she says.

Only 26 bills have advanced from the first of three rounds of debate required to pass a bill in Nebraska.

Cavanaugh said she has taken a page from the playbook of Ernie Chambers — a left-leaning former legislator from Omaha.

Chambers praised Cavanaugh's "perseverance, gumption and stamina" to fight as hard as she can using the rules.

Speaker John Arch has taken steps to try to speed the process, such as scheduling the Legislature to work through lunch.