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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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John Bowden

Senior Senate Democrat says changing the filibuster not likely to protect abortion rights

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President Joe Biden’s reversal on the filibuster, hours after his aides said that one wasn’t coming, did not appear to have the intended effects in the Senate – and a senior member of his party is now telling him to forget it.

Dick Durbin, the Senate majority whip, spoke at a press conference on Thursday from Madrid, Spain, where Mr Biden and a contingent of lawmakers are attending a Nato meeting in the city.

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