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For sinema to say its encouraged bipartisan cooperation really its the opposite. i mean, republicans now have no incentive to negotiate on what they might or might not accept on federal voting rights because they know that the democrats cant pass anything under current rules if there was no filibuster, if the republicans knew that something could be passed over their objections they would be more insen advised for something like the manchin compromise to be taken seriously on the republican side...

The senate rules and allow a simple majority, blow up the senate filibuster. but there is a problem. democrats dont have the support to do that. it is not only just joe manchin but from kyrsten sinema, a democratic senator and she herself has came out very strongly against changing the senate filibuster rules saying if an op-ed last night it is no secret that i oppose eliminating the senate 60 vote threshold. my support for retaining the 60 vote threshold is not based on the importance of any po...

Senator kyrsten sinema writing in "the washington post" that its no secret i oppose eliminating the senates 60-vote threshold, warning if we eliminate it, we will lose much more than we gain. biden assigned vice president kamala harris to lead the charge on voting rights, but despite calls and meetings with advocates, she hasnt taken concrete steps on the matter. >> what the president and what the vice president will do is engage with voting rights groups, engage with legislatures who are suppor...

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So joe biden had one-on-one meetings with joe manchin and senator sinema. now you can see one reason is they are not the same on this 60-vote threshold. joe manchin has said there are variations on this that hes willing to do, hes open to it. this op ed piece by senator sinema is a completely close document. there is no hole in it anywhere where she can change her position on this down the road. >> that was my first reaction to it as well. i just read it a few minutes ago. shes talking about 60 ...

The right to vote and to prevent republicans from rigging the vote counting. the vote is almost certain to come up short of the 60-vote threshold it needs to pass. senate democrats -- senator joe manchin who had been the lone democratic holdout announced that he will vote yes to begin debate on the bill. he said, quote, unfortunately, my republican colleagues refused to allow debate of this legislation despite the reasonable changes made to focus the bill on the core issues facing our democracy....

Filibuster. its not just senators joe manchin and kyrsten sinema, but they are probably the most prominent. senator sinema wrote in a new op-ed, quote, the filibuster compels moderation and helps protect the country from wild swings between opposing policy polls to those who want to eliminate the legislative filibuster to pass the for the people act, i would ask, would it be good for our country if we did only to see that legislation rescinded a few years from now and replaced, unquote. does she...

5, 6 trillion price range. >> some progressives saying i might consider this but you have to promise to do the reconciliation bill and the votes will be there. can they marshall this kind of public support to get where they need to be? im a little skeptical about that. >> so just by the math, theyve got -- you know, theyve got ten to get to 60 right now. the question is how many above ten can the ten republicans just to be clear, how many more republicans they get which allows them to lose democ...

The same on this 60 vote threshold. joe manchin has said that there is a variation on this that he is willing to do including an idea that -- this op-ed piece tonight by senator cinema is a completely closed document. there is no hole in it anyway. you can see where should be able to change your position on this down the road. >> well, that was my first reaction to it as well. i just read it a few minutes ago. but she is talking about 60 votes. and 60 votes is just the reverse for 40 votes. all ...

Partisan act, where it is one party jamming this through, does that make you more comfortable with the idea of having 50 democrats change voting laws federally? >> again, 50 votes, changing laws, we become a pendulum going back and forth. im not convinced thats healthy. i am as i said in the beginning, i am intensely frustrated and i think we have to begin looking at alternatives. now that the filibuster is being used strictly to block anything from happening, i dont think that was the original ...