CNN CNN Newsroom With Poppy Harlow and Jim Sciutto January 5, 2022 15:32:00
Actually present. so if there are 90 senators there voting, it wouldn't be a 60-vote threshold, but 60% of that. the question is will that be enough to change anything. most certainly not. he's looking at aiming the filibuster to open debate. opening debate is one aspect here. you can also filibuster to end debate. he's not open to the idea of ending debate. he's open to the idea of changing the vote along straight party lines. in order to change the rules there are multiple ways to do it. you can either get bipartisan support to do it, that requires 60 senators. that's not going to happen, or...