Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) reiterated his wish that his colleagues preserve the 60-vote threshold in the upper chamber, calling it the “bipartisan foundation of the Senate,” in his closing speech.

“I have worked and I believe with every bone in my body, every fiber in me and every ounce of blood that I have to preserve the bipartisan foundation of the Senate and that’s the 60 vote threshold of the filibuster,” he said, speaking on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday.