Sinema says fix to Senate gridlock is to 'change your behavior' rather than abolish filibuster

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, facing increasing pressure to remove the legislative hurdle holding up much of the Democratic agenda, said the filibuster “protects the democracy of our nation” and that she won’t vote to remove it.

The moderate Arizona Democrat has become a thorn in the side of some in her caucus looking to do away with the 60-vote hurdle, which requires them to court 10 Republican votes in the split Senate. Sinema, with her centrist counterpart Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., seemingly faced heat from President Biden on Wednesday who called out "two members of the Senate who vote more with my Republican friends." The president had been pushing for the Senate to take up two bills to expand voting access.