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Biden would consider ending filibuster for voting rights 'and maybe more'
Fox News
President Biden said Thursday he is open to the possibility of altering or eliminating the filibuster to pass federal voting rights legislation “and maybe more,” an admission that marked a reversal on his previous stance.
When pressed on his stance, Biden said he supported restoring a requirement that lawmakers "hold the floor" to maintain a filibuster. The president added that Congress was approaching a point "where we fundamentally alter the filibuster," citing recent moves by Republicans to block votes on raising the federal debt limit and on a sweeping Democrat-backed federal elections overhaul.
"The idea that, for example, my Republican friends say we’re going to default on the national debt because we’re going to filibuster that and we need 10 Republicans to support us is the most bizarre thing I’ve ever heard," Biden said.