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Senator Kyrsten Sinema said she would not support changes to the filibuster, blocking President Biden's push for new voting rights laws.

Thursday, January 13, 2022 1:10 PM EST

Ms. Sinema took the Senate floor to say that while she backed two new voting rights measures and was alarmed about new voting restrictions at the state level, she believed that a unilateral Democratic move to weaken the filibuster would only foster growing political division.

Her statement pre-empted a visit to the Capitol by President Biden on Thursday to meet privately with Democrats.

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