Harsh choice for Democrats: Save filibuster or pass Biden’s agenda

This analysis by By Sahil Kapur is published by NBC News. Here is an excerpt:

President Joe Biden is waking up to a haunting new reality that will test his determination to pass his legislative agenda, as progressives in the Democratic Party say prospects for bipartisanship are bleak and instead agitate to end Republicans’ power to block bills.

Two packages are moving on parallel tracks this week: The Senate will take up Biden’s coronavirus relief package as the House turns to a sweeping expansion of voting rights Wednesday.

But there’s a vital difference between the two. The relief package isn’t subject to the Senate filibuster, and it is likely to become law. The voting rights bill, like most of Biden’s agenda, is on course for a fatal crash with the 60-vote threshold in the Senate.

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