Chuck Schumer’s Filibuster Reforms Faces Uphill ClimbSean Moran 11 Jan 2022
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has many options for reforming the Senate’s filibuster rules but faces a steep, uphill climb to change the Senate’s centuries-old rule.
Schumer has pledged the Senate will vote this week on changes to Congress’ upper chamber rule on the filibuster, the Senate’s standard that helps make the chamber the “world’s greatest deliberative body.”
However, Schumer, who has a one-member majority in the Senate, needs to convince Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) to change the Senate’s rules, which the two moderates have been reluctant to do.
Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jon Tester (D-MT), Angus King (I-ME) have tried to lobby Manchin, but it remains hard to persuade the West Virginia Democrat when they have yet to coalesce around a single filibuster reform idea.
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