U.S. Senate will vote on changing the rules to impose a 'talking filibuster' for voting legislation if Republicans block two bills slated for consideration, Senate Majority Leader Schumer says.
"If the Republicans block cloture on the legislation before us, I will put forward a proposal to change the rules to allow for a talking filibuster on this legislation, as recommended by a number of colleagues," Schumer, D-N.Y., told reporters after a Democratic caucus meeting.
Changing the rules would require the support of all 50 members of the Democratic caucus, and they don't appear to have unanimous support."I love the talking filibuster," Manchin said, before adding that he doesn't support a majority-vote threshold to end debate on legislation."There’s never been a simple majority vote to basically get off of a debate."
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., has also championed the 60-vote threshold and resisted calls from her party to change the Senate rules.
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