Biden Announces Support for Changing Filibuster Rules to Pass Voting Rights Legislation

President Joe Biden announced his enactment for amending Senate rules and changing the filibuster to walk voting rights legislation.

“That means immoderate it takes. Change the Senate rules to accommodate large pieces of authorities without requiring 60 votes,” Biden said successful an interrogation with ABC News’ David Muir.

“The lone happening lasting betwixt getting voting rights authorities passed and not getting passed is the filibuster, I enactment making an objection connected voting rights of the filibuster,” helium added.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has made wide that the Senate would “consider changes to immoderate rules which forestall america from debating and reaching last decision connected important legislation,” including voting rights legislation, reigniting debates connected whether oregon not to abolish the filibuster.

“I would inquire you to see this question,” he wrote in a missive to his colleagues. “If the close to ballot is the cornerstone of our democracy, past however tin we successful bully conscience let for a concern successful which the Republican Party tin statement and walk elector suppression laws astatine the authorities level with lone a elemental bulk vote, but not let the United States Senate to bash the same?”

Yesterday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that Biden supported changing Senate rules and deed backmost astatine Republicans’ efforts to obstruct the administration’s legislation.

“The President’s content … connected voting rights is that if the Republicans proceed to obstruct, past we are going to look astatine what needs to beryllium done to get it done.  We’re not rather determination yet, but we, of course, volition proceed those discussions with Leader Schumer,” she told reporters.