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Kamala Harris wants to end the Senate filibuster to restore national abortion rights

Kamala Harris Pushes to End Filibuster for Abortion Rights Restoration

The Senate filibuster rule requires a 60-vote threshold for most legislation to pass, making it virtually impossible to pass abortion rights legislation due to Republican opposition. Without the filibuster, a law restoring Roe v. Wade could pass with a simple majority, or 51 Senate votes. 

Vice President Kamala Harris this week said she supports eliminating the filibuster in the US Senate to restore the federal abortion rights granted under Roe v. Wade

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