The filibuster is often painted as an archaic Senate rule carved in stone. In reality, it's evolved over time.Why it matters: Washington’s attention has been fixed to the filibuster amid a 50-50 Senate and critical debates over infrastructure and voting rights. Proponents bill it as a crucial fixture designed to protect the minority; critics pillory it as a tool of obstruction.Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for freeTalk of changing it
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is looking to split President Biden from his progressive base by expressing an openness to a possible bipartisan infrastructure deal that is much smaller than Biden’s preferred plan.
Nancy Pelosi Claims Joe Manchin Left the Door Open on Supporting H.R. 1 Voting Reform Bill
On 6/13/21 at 10:49 AM EDT State of the Union, Pelosi said she s remained in contact with Manchin, whose critical vote would be needed for the H.R. 1 voting rights legislation to pass through the Senate. Pelosi s optimism has not been shared by several of her colleagues who have blasted Manchin as a do-nothing lawmaker who opposes the rights of minority voters.
Manchin penned an op-ed in the
Charleston Gazette-Mail last week, which explained bluntly why I m voting against the For the People Act.
Nancy Pelosi says she s been in touch with Joe Manchin about HR1 and believes there s still a possibility he ll support it pic.twitter.com/Kv5H2i7oQ7 Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 13, 2021
The New York progressive suggested efforts at bipartisan compromise allow policy to be "defined by a Republican minority that has not been elected to lead."
In 1859, Abraham Lincoln related the tale of an Eastern monarch who charged his wise men with discovering words that would everywhere and always be true.
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