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Manchin Expresses Openness to Making Filibuster Harder to Use (Published 2021)
The moderate Democrat said he would not support killing off the procedural tool that requires bipartisan support for most bills, but signaled a willingness to advance some party-line votes.
www.nytimes.com
He remained adamant on Sunday that he would not vote to outright abolish the 60-vote supermajority threshold.
“... I’m not willing to take away the involvement of the minority.”
but he's willing to "make the filibuster a little bit more painful."
hm.. bringing back the “talking filibuster.”
ever since that was eliminated, the number of filibusters have risen sharply.
that's a start, i guess.
make the repubs earn their filibuster by continuously speaking on the Senate floor.
Longest one on record is 25hrs