One of the few Senate Democrats against eliminating the filibuster said this week that she feels lawmakers should change their behavior instead of changing the body’s rules. “When you have a place that’s broken and not working, and many would say that’s the Senate today, I don’t think the solution is to erode the rules,” Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) told The Wall Street Journal. “I think the solution is for senators to change their behavior and begin to work together, which is what the country wants us to do,” she added. Sinema and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) have publicly voiced opposition to axing the filibuster, which would enable a party to pass legislation with a simple majority. Under current rules, 60 votes in the 100-member chamber are needed to end debate on a piece of legislation and bring it to a vote. Democrats have been frustrated with the general refusal …
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