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Filibuster
Manchin Joins Sinema in Announcing Opposition to Abolishing Filibuster
Sen. Joe Manchin's decision is crushing Democratic hopes of passing key voting rights legislation.
Critics Lambaste Sinema’s Opposition to Filibuster Changes
Sinema's position amounts to asking permission from “authors of vote-rigging” to protect voting rights, observers said.
Schumer Announces Procedural Plan That Will Lead to Vote on Filibuster Changes
The plan initially evades a filibuster, but passing voting rights legislation will still require changes to the rule.
Manchin Signals Unwillingness Toward Backing Biden’s Calls for Filibuster Reform
Manchin suggested he'd only back changes to the filibuster if a two-thirds supermajority in the Senate agreed to them.
Biden Will Back Filibuster Changes After Pressure From Voting Rights Groups
Although Democrats say they want to alter the filibuster rule, they still haven’t proposed specific changes.
Manchin Filibuster Talks Like “Negotiating Via Etch A Sketch,” Dem Sources Say
Lawmakers working on filibuster negotiations with Manchin say that they have to “start from scratch” every single day.
Voting Rights Groups Tell Biden: Don’t Come to Atlanta Without a Plan
Georgia won't be used as “a chess piece in someone else’s ineffectual political dealings,” the groups said.
Schumer Says Senate Could Vote on Filibuster Changes Later This Month
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has suggested changing filibuster rules several times over the past few months.
One of Harry Reid’s Last Wishes Was to End the Filibuster
“The future of our country is sacrificed at the altar of the filibuster,” Reid wrote in 2019.
Sen. Raphael Warnock Urges End to Filibuster, Passage of Voting Rights Bills
“Who is being asked to foot the bill for this bipartisanship? And is liberty itself the cost?” Warnock said.