President Joe Biden said he supports changing Senate filibuster rules to protect abortion rights on Thursday. The current rules require most legislation, including any related to abortion rights, to have support from at least 60 senators to move forward.
This story was originallyPresident Joe Biden said Thursday that he supports changing Senate filibuster rules to pass a bill codifying abortion rights.the Congress votes to do that
Senate filibuster rules require that most legislation, including any related to abortion rights, have support from at least 60 senators to move forward. The 100-seat chamber is currently evenly split between the two parties, with Vice President Kamala Harris as the tiebreaker.in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned the court’s 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade.
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