Sen. Angus King, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, says he would ultimately 'choose democracy' over the filibuster.
vowing to oppose H.R. 1, Democrats’ sweeping voting rights bill, and preserve the filibuster, Manchin said onhe doesn’t believe his Republican colleagues “desire or wish” deadlock in the Senate.
Manchin has consistently maintained his commitment to the filibuster – which requires Democrats to get 10 GOP votes to pass most bills – even after stating he was “very frustrated” with Republicans forSen. Angus King , a moderate like Manchin who has defended the filibuster in the past, said in a CNN interview Sunday he’s “reluctant” to scrap the filibuster, but, if it comes down to a choice between it and a voting rights bill, he “will choose democracy.
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