Biden Supports ‘Exception’ To Filibuster To Codify Roe v. Wade
Posted on AllSides June 30th, 2022
From The Left
President Joe Biden said he would support an “exception” to Senate filibuster rules to codify abortion rights in the wake of the Supreme Court decision repealing the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling.
“I believe we have to codify Roe v. Wade into law and the way to do that is to make sure Congress votes to do that,” Biden said in Madrid after attending the NATO summit.
“And if the filibuster gets in the way — it’s like voting rights — we should be requiring an exception to the filibuster for this...