The Democrats may have thought they could easily kill the Senate filibuster, but thanks to the moderate Democrat Senator, Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, the Democrat Senate can’t make that change near as simply.
According to Breitbart News, “Sen. Kyrsten Sinema dealt a major setback to progressives on Monday in their efforts to abolish the filibuster in the United States Senate.”
“Kyrsten is against eliminating the filibuster, and she is not open to changing her mind about eliminating the filibuster,” said a Sinema spokesperson.
“The filibuster, which requires three-fifths of the chamber—usually 60 votes—to end debate on a piece of legislation, has become a point of contention between Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer,” reports Breitbart.
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