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Reid says Biden should end Senate filibuster after 3 weeks

By Thomas A. Smith

ASHINGTON (AP) Former Senate leader Harry Reid says if Democrats win the presidency and the Senate, Joe Biden should take no more than three weeks to test bipartisanship before ending the filibuster so Democrats can overcome what they call Republican obstruction and pass bills.

The retired Nevada Democrat told The Associated Press in an interview that he understands Biden wants to work with Republicans, as the former vice president and Delaware senator has in the past. But Reid said there is just too much that needs to be done in the country to wait around trying to reach agreements under the decades-old Senate practice of requiring 60 votes to advance legislation.

via apnews.com

Goodness. Look at Harry Reid’s face. He’s like some puffy, yellow green spider you found out in the old shed. And if they get both houses, the WH, only the Supreme Court will stand against the rest of the government. So this means the Democrats will have to move fast. What fun.