{"id":1191835,"date":"2022-01-05T18:34:53","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T23:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1191835"},"modified":"2022-01-05T18:35:02","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T23:35:02","slug":"democrats-ramp-up-pressure-campaign-for-manchin-to-support-filibuster-reform-voting-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-ramp-up-pressure-campaign-for-manchin-to-support-filibuster-reform-voting-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Ramp Up Pressure Campaign For Manchin To Support Filibuster Reform, Voting Bills"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-ramp-up-pressure-campaign-for-manchin-to-support-filibuster-reform-voting-bills%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1191835&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senate Democrats are putting pressure on moderate West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin to back filibuster reform in order to pass a pair of sweeping election overhaul bills currently waiting to be taken up by the Senate before the 2022 midterms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/588274-democrats-scramble-to-lock-down-manchin-on-filibuster?rl=1\">The Hill<\/a> reports that, spurred on by a self-imposed January 17 deadline to vote on changes to the filibuster, Democratic leadership, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (NY), are scrambling to lock in a commitment from Manchin to back filibuster reform. Democrats are preparing to attempt to ram the bills through the Senate on a party-line basis, after Schumer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/schumer-vows-vote-on-changing-senate-rules-if-gop-continues-to-block-efforts\">promised a vote<\/a> to change the Senate rules by Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 17.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Republicans continue to block our efforts, The Senate will debate and consider changes to Senate rules on or before January 17, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, to protect the foundation of our democracy: Free and fair elections,\u201d Schumer tweeted Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer himself acknowledged that while there have been \u201cserious discussions\u201d with Manchin regarding filibuster reform, the effort to overhaul the Senate rules is an \u201cuphill fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cManchin has said all along that he wants to deal with Republicans and we have all been very patient,\u201d Schumer told reporters, via The Hill. \u201cI believe he knows that we will not get any Republican cooperation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manchin, along with Democratic Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema, have been adamant that they will not support filibuster reform. Schumer said that Democrats backing the voting bills have spent a considerable amount of time talking to both of their colleagues, attempting to get them on board.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have been constant and just about every senator has been talking to both senators \u2014 to Senator Manchin and to Senator Sinema about how important these issues are, not only to our caucus, to our country. Senators are going up to them and saying, \u2018I\u2019ll lose my election if they \u2014 you allow these changes to occur,\u2019\u201d Schumer told CNN\u2019s \u201cNew Day,\u201d via The Hill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bottom line is this: they must allow us to pass these two vital pieces of legislation, even if not a single Republican joins us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) expressed support for Schumer\u2019s agenda. \u201cI fully support Schumer saying there\u2019s a deadline and it\u2019s the 17th. \u2026He believes we need deadlines,\u201d Durbin told The Hill.<\/p>\n<p>He did admit, however, that getting them to vote with the rest of the caucus would be challenging. \u201cYou\u2019ll never know until you have the vote, frankly, and I hope that they will be on board,\u201d Durbin said. \u201cWe\u2019ve spent month after month after month with both of them. \u2026 We\u2019re trying to convince both of them, give us a fair chance to deal with voting rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manchin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/manchin-signals-he-wont-support-filibuster-reform-for-democratic-voting-bills\">signaled<\/a> to reporters Tuesday that he was not in favor of any significant changes to the filibuster, including invoking the \u201cnuclear option\u201d to remove the legislative filibuster completely. \u201c[I\u2019ve] always been for rules [changes] being done the way we\u2019ve always done them, two-thirds of members voting, and any way you can do a rules change to where everyone is involved, and basically that\u2019s a rule that usually will stay, that\u2019s what we should be pursuing,\u201d Manchin said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Being] open to a rules change that would create a nuclear option, it\u2019s very, very difficult. It\u2019s a heavy lift,\u201d Manchin said.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Democrats are putting pressure on moderate West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin to back filibuster reform in order to pass a pair of sweeping election overhaul bills currently waiting to be taken up by the Senate before the 2022 midterms. 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