2 Democrat Senators Dash Biden’s Hopes to End Filibuster to Pass Abortion Bills

2 Democrat Senators Dash Biden’s Hopes to End Filibuster to Pass Abortion Bills
Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) are seen in Washington in file photographs. Getty Images
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Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) dashed the Biden administration’s hopes that the Senate would vote to remove the filibuster hurdle to pass a law codifying Roe v. Wade.

On Thursday, President Joe Biden told reporters in Spain that he wants Congress to pass the law and suggested the Senate’s filibuster rule, which requires 60 votes to overcome, be removed.

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