News | Politics & Elections Sanders Denounces Manchin for “Intentionally Sabotaging” Democratic Agenda “Manchin represents the very wealthiest people in this country — not working families in West Virginia or America.” By Sharon Zhang , Truthout July 18, 2022 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Sinema Kills Plan to Codify Abortion Rights While Fundraising on Protecting Them Sen. Kyrsten Sinema supported a filibuster carveout to raise the debt ceiling, but won't do it for reproductive rights. By Igor Derysh , Salon July 1, 2022 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Biden Says He Supports Filibuster Carveout to Protect Abortion Rights The Senate must “provide an exception” to the filibuster to protect abortion rights, Biden said. By Chris Walker , Truthout June 30, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Warren Says US Is Just Two Anti-Filibuster Democrats Away From Codifying “Roe” She pointed to two Democrats running for Senate this fall that could fill the role. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout June 27, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Dems Face Midterm Defeats If Sinema and Manchin Keep Obstructing, Sanders Says Bernie Sanders warned that Democrats could see low voter turnout in the 2022 midterms if they don’t change course soon. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams June 9, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Manchin and Sinema “Sabotaged” Their Own Party’s Agenda, Sanders Says The two senators spent months watering down Democrats’ social spending bill just to kill it in the end. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 16, 2022 Truthout
News | Reproductive Rights Sanders Says Democrats Must End Filibuster to Protect Abortion Access If the GOP can end the filibuster for anti-Democratic reasons, Democrats can do so to protect abortion access, he said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 10, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Protesters Plan Sit-Ins Outside Manchin and Sinema’s Offices Over Filibuster “Arizonans and West Virginians are coming together to take on our obstructionist senators,” the organizers stated. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams May 9, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Kyrsten Sinema Assures Corporate Donors She’ll Protect Their Tax Breaks Hopes for a primary challenge are growing as Sen. Kyrsten Sinema doubles down on her support for corporations. By Igor Derysh , Salon April 13, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Progressive Urge Biden to Take 55 Executive Actions to Advance Domestic Agenda With Build Back Better dead in the Senate, progressives say Biden must take steps on climate and social spending. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams March 17, 2022 Truthout