Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Tuesday said it was “wrong” for Democrats to attempt to eliminate the filibuster during the Biden administration and argued eradicating the procedure would lead to “profound ramifications” for the U.S.
“One thing I was absolutely wrong on — and I’ve been really … very open talking about how wrong I am — is that in my cycle, in ’22, we were running to eliminate the filibuster. And we were so wrong, so wrong about that,” Fetterman said during an appearance on Katie Miller’s podcast.
“And now, thankfully … I think Sen. Sinema and Manchin were vindicated by this,” he added, referring to former Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.)
In 2022, Sinema and Manchin, both former Democrats, voted with the Republican party to block Democrats to preserve the 60-vote threshold.
At the time, Fetterman was against their effort and said the filibuster was blocking Democrats from enacting legislation backed by their constituents.
“One thing I was absolutely wrong on — and I’ve been really … very open talking about how wrong I am — is that in my cycle, in ’22, we were running to eliminate the filibuster. And we were so wrong, so wrong about that,” Fetterman said during an appearance on Katie Miller’s podcast.
“And now, thankfully … I think Sen. Sinema and Manchin were vindicated by this,” he added, referring to former Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.)
In 2022, Sinema and Manchin, both former Democrats, voted with the Republican party to block Democrats to preserve the 60-vote threshold.
At the time, Fetterman was against their effort and said the filibuster was blocking Democrats from enacting legislation backed by their constituents.
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