Biden Says Democrats Could Change Filibuster Rules
Biden Says Democrats Could Change Filibuster Rules
October 5, 2021 at 8:48 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 24 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2021/10/05/biden-says-democrats-could-change-filibuster-rules/
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“President Biden said it is a ‘real possibility’ that Senate Democrats could seek to revise the chamber’s filibuster rules to overcome a Republican blockade on raising the debt ceiling,” the Washington Post reports.
“Such a major change could give Democrats the ability to stave off a potential, calamitous default roughly two weeks before a critical fiscal deadline — but only if all party lawmakers agree to loosen the Senate’s typical 60-vote threshold in a way some, including Biden, have been disinclined to do for months.”
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