Biden changes course and opens door to getting rid of Senate filibuster

Published July 14, 2020 3:37pm ET



Joe Biden changed course on his position regarding the Senate filibuster, opening the door to ending the practice and allowing major left-wing legislation to pass the Senate with a simple majority after previously opposing getting rid of it.

The former vice president and longtime senator was asked about getting rid of the filibuster in a Monday interview with several journalists, specifically concerning whether he could enact the “most progressive agenda since FDR,” as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders described Biden’s platform recently, without reforming the Senate tool.

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