Kamala Harris Calls for Killing the 'Filibuster' to Codify Code

Vice Speaker Kamala Harris told Wisconsin Public Radio that the Senate should eliminate the filibuster to codify Roe.

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Kate Archer Kent.Â: “You said you wanted to work with Congress to pass a federal bill codifying abortion rights. How do you plan to get enough support in Congress to restore abortion rights when you'll likely have to pass a Senate filibuster, with potential legal hurdles?

Vice President Harris.Â: “Well, let me first say to all of your listeners, you need to re-elect your senator, Tammy Baldwin, because we need the votes of Congress to do exactly what you're saying. And that's right, and it's within our reach to keep the Senate majority and take back the House. And so I would also emphasize that while the presidential election is extremely important and different from where we're going to move forward, it's also about what we have to do to stay in the Senate and win seats in the House. That being said, I have been very clear. I think we should do away with the Roe filibuster. actually restore into law the protections of reproductive freedom and the ability of every person and every woman to make decisions about their own bodies and not have their government tell them what to do. to do.â€

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What Vice President Harris presented is why it's important for Democrats to keep the Senate majority. With a majority in the Senate, and Manchin/Sinema no longer serving in the body, Democrats will have the votes to change the filibuster rules and do things like codify Roe and restore the Voting Rights Act, strip unlimited presidential immunity, and fight other decisions. by a conservative Supreme Court majority.

Unlike Joe BidenKamala Harris has experience in the modern US Senate, which is much more partisan and has adopted some of the chamber's behavioral characteristics.

President Biden has been very effective in many areas, especially on the economy, but he has struggled with how the Senate has changed on social issues and become much more partisan.

Harris understands the modern Senate and, if elected, will come to the Oval Office with the understanding that if the Democrats have a majority, the filibuster must be reversed to get the job done.

Coder Roe not a campaign slogan or a dream.

There is a program but Democrats need a Senate majority to make it happen.

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Jason is the managing editor. She is also the White House Press Center and Congressional Correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a BA in Political Science. Her graduate work focused on public policy, specializing in social reform movements.

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Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and the American Political Science Association