After President Biden said he supports eliminating the legislative filibuster in the Senate to codify federal abortion rights, moderate Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona are standing their ground in opposition to changes to the filibuster. Filibuster rule changes would require the support of all Democrats.
The legislative filibuster requires 60 votes for a bill to advance
- With Vice President Kamala Harris' vote, Senate Democrats have 51 votes to pass legislation with a simple majority only
- Manchin's office said his position against eliminating the legislative filibuster hasn't changed, according to CNN.
- A spokesperson for Sinema's office also said her stance on the filibuster is the same
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