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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) is in danger of losing donors after she voted against changing filibuster rules so her party could pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The vote resulted in 52-48 majority to keep the filibuster rule the same. The Democrats needed all of their party to vote in favor of changing the filibuster to get to a 50-50 tie and avoid the 60 majority rule. With a tie, they could rely on tie-breaker Vice President Kamala Harris to tip the scale their way. Sinema said that she backed the voting rights acts, but did not think changing...
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President Joe Biden has said that he would be open to altering the filibuster in the U.S. Senate. The president also added that doing so could hamper his ability to pass his economic agenda. CNN’s Anderson Cooper asked Biden during a town hall: “When it comes to voting rights, just so I’m clear though, you would entertain the notion of doing away with the filibuster on that one issue, is that correct?” “And maybe more,” said Biden. “I lose at least three votes right now to get what I have to get done on the economic side of the equation, the foreign policy side of the equation.” Moderate Sens....
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) indicated Wednesday that he will not join Senate Democrats in an effort to eliminate or weaken the filibuster. Manchin published an op-ed saying there is “no circumstance in which I will vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster,” the senator wrote in the Washington Post. “We will not solve our nation’s problems in one Congress if we seek only partisan solutions,” Manchin explained. “Instead of fixating on eliminating the filibuster or shortcutting the legislative process through budget reconciliation, it is time we do our jobs.” Manchin’s remarks echo a Mar...
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) said on Sunday that he is open to changing the Senate filibuster to make it more “painful” for the minority party to wield it. Manchin has previously been outspoken in his support of the filibuster. “The filibuster should be painful, it really should be painful, and we’ve made it more comfortable over the years,” he said on Fox News Sunday. “Maybe it has to be more painful.” On NBC’s Meet the Press, Manchin claimed that he has previously supported efforts to require senators to filibuster by talking on the chamber floor to block a bill. “If you want to make i...
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