Sen. Joe Manchin says he "can’t imagine" supporting making an exception to Senate filibuster rules in order to pass the Democrats’ wide ranging elections and campaign finance reform bill, which is a top priority for his party. SENATE REPUBLICANS USE FILIBUSTER TO BLOCK DEMOCRATS WIDE RANGING VOTING RIGHTS BILLThe filibuster, a longstanding Senate tradition requiring 60 votes in the 100-member chamber to advance a bill, effectively allows the minority party to block certain legislation. SENATE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES IN KEY RACES FUNDRAISE OFF SCRAPPING FILIBUSTERSenate Republicans in June used the filibuster to successfully down the Democrats voting rights bill, which is a top item on their agenda. Democrats are pushing for the reforms as a response to the moves by 18 states where Republicans control the state government to pass into law measures tightening voting access rules. Manchin, in explaining his opposition to a filibuster exemption for voting rights, pointed to past carve-outs.

Source: Fox News August 01, 2021 16:07 UTC