Hillary Clinton: Filibuster should be lifted for voting rights legislation

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BY MARINA PITOFSKY - 04/01/21 09:03 AM EDT

Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said in an interview released Thursday that she supports repealing the filibuster for constitutional issues, including voting rights legislation and other measures.

Clinton told Jennifer Palmieri, the communications director for her 2016 presidential campaign, that the filibuster “stands in the way of a lot of legislation, and whether or not it can be either reformed or eliminated is what we will find out in the next few weeks.”

"It certainly should be lifted for constitutional matters, and I would put election law matters at the top of that list," Clinton said on an episode of Palmieri’s podcast, “Just Something About Her,” published on Thursday.

The current filibuster rules require 60 votes in the Senate to move forward with legislation. Calls for nixing the procedural tool have gained steam recently among Democratic lawmakers, and President Biden has signaled that he is open to making significant changes to the filibuster if it continues to be a roadblock to passing legislation on top priorities like voting rights legislation.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/545931-hillary-clinton-filibuster-should-be-lifted-for-voting-rights-legislation

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