Democratic Senate hopeful proposes 'pausing' filibuster for abortion and voting rights

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MIAMI — Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, the leading Democratic candidate to take on Florida Sen. Rick Scott this fall, said she would support pushing aside the Senate filibuster in order to pass a handful of policy measures, including federal protections for abortion. “Democracy is 50-plus-one, and for certain issues, I am very much in favor of pausing the filibuster and voting for a woman’s right to choose to codify Roe v.

Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona were key players in blocking fellow Democrats' efforts to remove the barrier in the early years of the Biden administration. Manchin and Sinema, who later left the party and became an independent, have both since announced they will not seek re-election in 2024.

 

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