Biden Endorses Reforming The Senate Filibuster — Here's What That Means
Many Democrats hope President Biden's endorsement of changing the Senate filibuster, to one in which a senator actually has to talk for potentially hours on end, could mean greasing the wheels for major progressive priorities.
"You have to do it," Biden, a former longtime senator, said during an ABC interview that aired Tuesday night.
It was an about-face from his prior stance against changes to the Senate procedure.
"What it used to be when I first got to the Senate back in the old days, you had to stand up and command the floor. You had to keep talking," Biden said. "That's what it was supposed to be."
It's a common misconception that senators are already required to do what Biden and many other Democrats want — senators do not have to stand and talk seemingly endlessly to delay an outcome.
