Harris says ditch filibuster now because Democrats could soon lose ‘opportunity’

Published January 11, 2022 10:45pm ET



In a Georgia address on voting legislation, Vice President Kamala Harris argued that lawmakers must now pass Senate filibuster reforms, suggesting Democrats could soon lose their narrow majority.

“We do not know when we will have this opportunity again,” Harris said in Atlanta on Tuesday, in remarks urging Democratic Party senators to advance voting and elections bills. Democrats will first need to change Senate filibuster rules to pass elections reform legislation by a simple majority but lack the votes to do so.

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