White House Says Biden Opposes Changes to Filibuster

White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Monday that President Biden opposes changes to the Senate filibuster.

Psaki said that Biden would prefer to work with Republicans on key legislative efforts including on infrastructure and immigration bills.

Biden’s “preference is not to make changes to the filibuster rules, and he believes, with the current structure, he can work with Democrats and Republicans to get business done,” Psaki said.

The comments come after Senator Joe Manchin (D., W. Va.) indicated that he would be open to limited reform of filibuster rules. In a series of interviews on Sunday, Manchin said it should be “more painful” for senators to initiate a filibuster to block legislation.