“The future of our country is sacrificed at the altar of the filibuster," the former Senate majority leader wrote in a New York Times op-ed.
Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Monday called for the elimination of the filibuster in a New York Times op-ed declaring the “arcane” rule is turning the legislative body into a “graveyard.”
“Something must change,” Reid said. “That is why I am now calling on the Senate to abolish the filibuster in all its forms. And I am calling on candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for president to do the same.” Three key issues ― climate change, gun violence and immigration ― have yet to see meaningful legislative action, Reid noted, all because of the filibuster.
However, 2020 Democrats haven’t offered a unified vision on the fate of the filibuster. In April, Sen. Elizabeth Warren publicly backed eliminating the rule, stating that “in recent years, it’s been used by the far right as a tool to block progress on everything.”
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