Washington CNN —Vice President Kamala Harris’ vow to gut the Senate’s filibuster rule to pass a bill codifying abortion rights has cost her an endorsement from a leading Senate moderate: Joe Manchin.
Asked about Harris’ past support for gutting the filibuster, Manchin said: “Well, she said she supported banning fracking too, and she changed that.
Senate GOP Whip John Thune attacked Harris over her filibuster comments and vowed to preserve the delay tactic if he is elected as majority leader.
“I think they’re willing to change the filibuster over a whole range of issues,” Thune said of the Democrats.
I think the same is true for women’s rights, workers’ rights, so common sense gun measures to reduce gun violence.
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