Ed Markey says Congress must protect abortion rights; calls to end the filibuster and expand the Supreme Court

U.S. Senator for Mass. Edward Markey spoke at the Boston Rally to Defend Abortion at the Franklin Park Playstead in 2021.

The Massachusetts Democrat says Democrats should expand the Supreme Court, which would allow President Biden to nominate additional justices. The court is currently dominated by conservatives appointed by past Republican presidents. But some Democrats, including Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, oppose killing the filibuster. That means next week's Senate vote on the Women's Health Protection Act will almost certainly fail. Republicans and Democrats are currently split 50-50 in the Senate. And Republicans successfully blocked a previous effort to advance the bill in February.

Too bad he's the Sen from MA. He couldn't be elected anywhere else

He doesn’t have the votes and he knows it. Kabuki theatre for the tv cameras.

Tell it to Mansion and Cinema

The votes aren't there

Too bad it'll be an uphill battle to get 50 Dem votes in the Senate.

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