Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will propose that the Senate reinstate the “talking filibuster,” where senators must stand and continue debate in order to block bills, PBS Newshour reports.
Although Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has been open to the idea of a talking filibuster in the past, it’s unlikely Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) will support the change.
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