Biden backs filibuster reform after top Senate Republican says Democrats would pay if it's scrapped

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Tuesday backed reforming, rather than scrapping, the filibuster after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell warned Democrats that ending the long-standing Senate procedure that can block partisan legislation would bring the Democratic president’s agenda to a standstill.

With the current Senate split 50-50, Democrats have said they may need to do away with the filibuster to pass Biden’s priorities, including a bill already approved by the House of Representatives intended to facilitate voting in elections. Asked if he was for bringing back the “talking filibuster,” Biden said, “I am. That’s what it was supposed to be.”

“This chaos would not open up an express lane to liberal change. It would not open up an express lane for the Biden presidency to speed into the history books. The Senate would be more like a 100-car pileup. Nothing moving,” McConnell said. “We wouldn’t just erase every liberal change that hurt the country. We’d strengthen America with all kinds of conservative policies with zero – zero - input from the other side,” he said.

Wait, wasn’t that always the case? Mr Smith Goes to Washington taught me that.

Careful what you wish for

So that he can sell USA to CCP as smooth as HK's LEGCO, as no one can legally oppose CCP's legislation in HK

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Do you think this is what people really need right now?

At least he’s got an opinion which is in the countries interest, he’s not divisive, and has vision

The filibuster is like voter suppression: bad for America, bad for democracy. Kill the filibuster!

Negotiating from the middle so he has no chance of winning anything again? Sounds about right so far. President Pointless will soon be his nickname.

POTUS VP. This is wrong. Why are you negotiating with them? Seriously they have lied and torn this country apart. We have a single moment in time to try and fix some of this and we cannot go half way. This is not the time to try to be everybody's friend.

there's this thing about liars LOL 'Jim Crow filibuster' can't keep their stories straight no how, no where What I can't fathom is why they try. That thar is some deep freud. lawd hand me a PhD STAT

This is not the America Apollo Creed died for

Reforming is positive . Respect Mr President .

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If the cons in the subpreme court who strip down voting rights were given a lifetime appointment with a simple majority, then surely a law that protects all American’s voting rights for a lifetime should be passed with...a simple majority. SenateDems

Boo

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