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Name
State
Roe Bill Stance
Roe and Reform (Vote for Roe Law and change filibuster rules to allow up or down vote.)
Details & Sourcing
Elected Status
Yes
31
Tina Smith
MN
Supports
“Now is the time to demand that every single candidate for every single office voice a firm position on reproductive rights. Ask every Senate candidate to commit to reforming the filibuster rules, so that the chamber can pass federal legislation protecting the right to reproductive freedom. If voters help us maintain our control of the House and expand our majority in the Senate by at least two votes this November, we can make Roe the law all across the country as soon as January.” ()
In-Office
Tim Ryan
OH
Supports
“No matter how you square it, the answer is the same: if we want to protect abortion access, bring down the costs of prescription drugs, pass voting rights legislation, and increase wages, we have to get rid of the filibuster.”
Candidate
Tammy Baldwin
WI
Supports
“The Senate needs to pass my Women’s Health Protection Act, and, frankly, if we need to eliminate the filibuster in order to do it, that is what we should do.” ()
In-Office
Sherrod Brown
OH
Supports
“I don’t know if we can convince [Manchin and Sinema] on this one, but we will try. It does speak to the importance of the November election. Elections have consequences ... It’s women’s decisions, women’s bodies, but this is also a decision for all of us because who’s next? Is marriage equality next? Is it contraceptives?” ()
“’This time next year, Roe v. Wade will be codified law,’ if the Democrats can also retain its majority in the House.” ()
In-Office
Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
Supports
Supports “whatever changes in Senate rules allow the Democratic majority to end Mitch McConnell’s rule by obstruction and clear the way to protect the fundamental rights of women.” ()
In-Office
Ron Wyden
OR
Supports
“Women’s health must be protected against extremists scheming to take away hard-won reproductive rights. The Senate must not let the filibuster stand in the way of protecting the progress our country has made on reproductive choice.” ()
In-Office
Richard Blumenthal
CT
Supports
“We need to end the filibuster. Because the only way to codify Roe v. Wade is, in fact, to end the filibuster. And that filibuster must go.” ()
In-Office
Raphael Warnock
GA
Supports
“I think that no Senate rule and no Senate procedure is more important than people’s constitutional rights. And it is our duty as one of the three co-equal branches of government to find a way to stand with the American people, 70% of which believes that it is a woman’s right to choose.” ()
In-Office
Peter Welch (likely Leahy replacement)
VT
Supports
“We must fight. We fight by passing the House-passed Women's Health Protection Act in the Senate. We fight by getting rid of the filibuster. We can’t go back, we must fight.” ()
Candidate
Patty Murray
WA
Supports
[With retweet of Biden’s call for filibuster carveout to pass abortion protections] “Let's get two more pro-choice Democrats to the Senate and let's get this done.” ()
In-Office
Patrick Leahy
VT
Supports
“Even so, Leahy said, this is an instance in which he would vote in favor of changing the rules in order to allow abortion protections to pass. But he doesn’t believe enough of his Senate colleagues would vote to change the rules.”
“‘That's an easy thing to say. The doing it will be far, far more difficult,’ he said. ‘Of course, it's an option that has to be considered, but you also have to get enough votes to do that.’” ()
In-Office
Michael Bennet
CO
Supports
“It is time to change the filibuster to restore the Senate, protect democracy, and advance legislation on voting rights, abortion rights, gun violence prevention and more.” ()
In-Office
Mazie Hirono
HI
Supports
“We must eliminate the filibuster to pass a federal law protecting the right to an abortion. But we need everyone to remember, that won’t happen unless we elect two more pro-choice Democrats this November.” ()
In-Office
Maria Cantwell
WA
Supports
In-Office
Maggie Hassan
NH
Supports
“Some senators do support voting again to end the filibuster, even though Democrats lack the votes to pass it. They include Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.).” ()
In-Office
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY
Supports
“At the federal level Democrats will fight to eliminate the filibuster and enshrine reproductive freedom into law.” ()
In-Office
Jeff Merkley
OR
Supports
“President Biden is right. We're going to have to reform our filibuster so we can make progress on the issues we all care about, including abortion access. I've been fighting to fix our broken Senate for years and will work until the job is done.” ()
In-Office
Jeanne Shaheen
NH
Supports
In-Office
Gary Peters
MI
Supports
“Right now, I’m focused on one thing and that’s electing Democratic senators to the United States Senate. Our focus in my mind has to be 100% on making sure that we maintain and we expand the Democratic majority in the United States Senate. That’s how we affect real change.” ()
In-Office
Elizabeth Warren
MA
Supports
“Now is the time to demand that every single candidate for every single office voice a firm position on reproductive rights. Ask every Senate candidate to commit to reforming the filibuster rules, so that the chamber can pass federal legislation protecting the right to reproductive freedom. If voters help us maintain our control of the House and expand our majority in the Senate by at least two votes this November, we can make Roe the law all across the country as soon as January.” ()
In-Office
Ed Markey
MA
Supports
“Congress must do its part and respond to these affronts to reproductive freedom by passing the Women’s Health and Protection Act and codifying Roe into law – even if we must abolish the filibuster to do so.” ()
In-Office
Dianne Feinstein
CA
Supports
“Let me be clear: If it comes down to protecting the filibuster or protecting a woman’s right to choose, there should be no question that I will vote to protect a woman’s right to choose.” ()
In-Office
Debbie Stabenow
MI
Supports
“But Senate Democrats also don't appear to have the votes to end the filibuster that requires 60 votes for legislation to advance, though Stabenow supports doing away with it...” ()
In-Office
Chris Van Hollen
MD
Supports
“The filibuster rule is standing in the way of our democracy – allowing the GOP minority to block the will of the large majority of the American people. It’s past time to & pass a federal law to codify Roe v Wade NOW.” ()
In-Office
Chris Murphy
CT
Supports
[In conversation about protecting abortion rights] "Frankly, I think the filibuster is fundamentally anti-democratic. If you win control of the House, Senate and the White House, you probably should have the ability to enact your agenda.” ()
In-Office
Brian Schatz
HI
Supports
“Give us two more Senate seats and we will make abortion legal nationwide as a matter of federal statutory law.” ()
In-Office
Bob Casey Jr.
PA
Supports
“He believes the rule should be changed for a number of issues and this is one of them.” ()
In-Office
Bernie Sanders
VT
Supports
“Congress must pass legislation that codifies Roe v. Wade as the law of the land in this country NOW. And if there aren’t 60 votes in the Senate to do it, and there are not, we must end the filibuster to pass it with 50 votes.” ()
In-Office
Ben Ray Luján
NM
Supports
“Senate Democrats must be willing to use every tool at our disposal – including abolishing the filibuster – to ensure the right to an abortion is once again protected by law.” ()
In-Office
Amy Klobuchar
MN
Supports
[Asked what she would do to protect abortion rights] “So, my solution to this, which is my solution for voting rights and so many other things, including climate change, where one side of the country is in flames, the other side of the country is flooded, with people dying submerged in their cars, I believe we should abolish the filibuster.”
In-Office
Alex Padilla
CA
Supports
“Let’s elect two more pro-choice Senators, end the filibuster, and codify Roe into law.” ()
In-Office
Keeping It Vague
11
Tim Kaine
VA
Supports filibuster reform and abortion rights separately
Kaine: “I’ve supported filibuster reform to make the Senate work better for all of us, but our efforts to do that earlier this year didn’t have the votes. Right now, I’m focused on finding bipartisan common ground to codify the right to choose, which the vast majority of Americans support.”
Kaine’s office: “Senator Kaine supports returning to the traditional Senate talking filibuster, which always allowed passage of legislation, following full debate, by a simple majority.” (July 2022 email to TPM’s Kate Riga)
In-Office
Tammy Duckworth
IL
Supports filibuster reform and abortion rights separately
“As we mark *6 months* since Texas' near-total abortion ban went into effect, we cannot let up our work to codify Roe v. Wade and protect abortion rights for everyone—regardless of zip code. Last night’s filibuster isn't the end of this. Your uterus is no one else's business.” ()
In-Office
Martin Heinrich
NM
Supports filibuster reform and abortion rights separately
“Republicans in the Senate continue to block debate on legislation to codify reproductive rights, but they can’t block the will of the American people. The Senate must act at once to protect the constitutional rights of every woman across the nation.” (
)“As much as I know that, at some point, (Republicans) are going to do things that I absolutely disagree with, on climate, on choice, on really important stuff, it is just as important to begin to have the feedback with the American people to tell the difference between the two parties. Elections will have consequences.”
[On filibuster reform] “When we are in the majority, we are going to pass things like the child tax credit and make it permanent, and deal with climate change and respect women, and workers and educators. That’s why I am willing to accept the risk.” ()
In-Office
Jon Tester
MT
Supports filibuster reform and abortion separately
“We've been down this road once already. There aren't enough horses to do it. Nothing's changed.” ()
“Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester said it was ‘premature’ to discuss overhauling the Senate's filibuster rules until it's clear what the Supreme Court decided. ‘I think it's premature at this point in time because we don't know if this is true or not,’” Tester said. ()
“Restore it back to the days of the talking filibuster, so you still have a filibuster, but people have to talk. They can’t put a hold on a bill and then walk out the door and go home, which is what they can do now. They have to hold the floor. And if they don’t hold the floor, they have the vote. That’s what needs to happen.” ()
In-Office
John Hickenlooper
CO
Supports filibuster reform and abortion separately
“If Roe falls, it’s up to Congress to protect reproductive rights. Inaction is not an option.” ()
“Voter disenfranchisement threatens our entire democracy. If we can change the process on the debt ceiling, then surely we can do the same to protect our democracy.” ()
In-Office
Jacky Rosen
NV
Supports filibuster reform and abortion separately
“Rosen’s office, when asked about the prospects of Democratic policy responses to the court overturning Roe, and reconciliation in particular, sent a statement that did not address the issue specifically, saying only that the senator ‘supports any feasible avenue to get this bill passed to restore reproductive rights.’” ()
“I will never back down from a woman’s right to choose; I think it’s fundamentally important. We have to look at not just when you’re in the majority, but what does it do when you’re in the minority? You have to be mindful of that.”
“I will never stop trying to find common ground across the aisle in order to deliver for hard working Nevadans and Americans, but I’m also not going to let obstructionists stand in the way of protecting our fundamental rights as Americans. Right now, our democracy is under attack and we must do everything we can to protect voting rights. If eliminating the filibuster is what it takes to get it done, then we must protect our democracy at all costs.” ()
In-Office
Dick Durbin
IL
Supports filibuster reform and abortion rights separately
“The notion of changing the rules is that you're really at the mercy of one or two senators who can make that decision for us.” ()
“If you've been here any number of years, the tables can turn. Let's think long and hard, and we went after voting rights … I supported that and I think that there are possibilities in that regard...”
In-Office
Cory Booker
NJ
Supports filibuster reform and abortion rights separately
“The right to an abortion is a fundamental right. Congress has a mandate to protect Americans’ fundamental rights. We must act now.” ()
“For the sake of our vulnerable populations, for the sake of America doing big things again, the filibuster has to be reformed.” ()
In-Office
Chuck Schumer
NY
Supports filibuster reform and abortion separately
“The Senate was designed to protect the political rights of the minority in the chamber, through the promise of debate and the opportunity to amend. But over the years, those rights have been warped and contorted to obstruct and embarrass the will of majority – something our Founders explicitly opposed. The constitution specified what measures demanded a supermajority – including impeachment or the ratification of treaties. But they explicitly rejected supermajority requirements for legislation, having learned firsthand of such a requirement’s defects under the Articles of Confederation. The weaponization of rules once meant to short-circuit obstruction have been hijacked to guarantee obstruction.” ()
In-Office
Catherine Cortez Masto
NV
Supports filibuster reform and abortion rights separately
“I have a record in support of a woman’s right to choose. And my opponent, Adam Laxalt, opposes it, and will take it away. There is no doubt in my mind he would also work with some of my Republican colleagues who right now are planning legislation to restrict abortion across this country if they had the ability to do so. And he would vote with them.” ()
“But McConnell is determined to exploit the filibuster and fight progress on the most urgent crises facing our nation and if he wants to block action on health care, climate change, and voting rights, he should have to stand on the Senate floor and be transparent about his obstruction.” ()
In-Office
Ben Cardin
MD
Supports filibuster reform and abortion rights separately
“The Senate must pass the Women’s Health Protection Act to codify and prohibit laws that impose burdensome requirements on access to reproductive health services.” ()
“Senator Cardin is an original cosponsor of the Women’s Health Protection Act (S. 1975) that would codify the right to choose in federal law.” ()
"Congress and (the president) must take swift action to protect personal reproductive and health rights for Americans. From Maryland to Mississippi, Florida to Washington State, there should be a common standard for self-determination of health decisions for women and all individuals." ()
“I would be prepared to eliminate the filibuster, but I don’t think you have the votes in the Senate to do it,” Cardin said. “I’m trying to find a bipartisan buy-in to reforming the Senate. I think that’s far healthier.” ()
In-Office
No Comment
6
Tom Carper
DE
Probably supports but unclear
“In the face of what will surely go down in constitutional infamy for the harm it does to the Americans it ought to serve, I’m committed to doing everything I can to protect women from the pain that this decision will cause.” ()
"The idea of the sanctity of the vote — if we don’t have the right to vote ... we don't have a democracy. There are a lot of subject areas that I want to consider when walking away from the filibuster, but that would be one." ()
Carper, an institutionalist, is not a big fan of filibuster reform, but has made clear that he’s open to it on issues of grave importance.
In-Office
Mark Kelly
AZ
Probably supports, but unclear
“This is an all-hands-on-deck moment. I am resolved to defend and protect the right of Arizona women to make their own health care decisions.” ()
“If there is a proposal to change the rules, I will make a decision on what is in the best interest of the country and the folks I represent in Arizona.” ()
Kelly has been one of the most vulnerable senators since his election, and tends to wait to stake out a position until the mass of Democrats has committed.
In-Office
Jon Ossoff
GA
Probably supports, but unclear
“Sen. Ossoff will carefully review any proposed rule changes carefully,” his spokesman said. ()
“I’m open” to reform, Ossoff said. “The details of any proposed rules change will matter.” ()
Ossoff, a liberal from purple Georgia, is habitually cautious and will probably wait until the caucus is coalescing to vocalize his position.
In-Office
Jack Reed
RI
Probably supports, but unclear
“I’m focused on the Senate passing legislation that addresses the pandemic, the economy, our defense and our environment. The onus is on Senate Minority Leader (Mitch) McConnell. He can either be a constructive part of that effort or create a wall of partisan obstruction and further threaten the Senate’s traditions.” ()
“The filibuster is not in the Constitution nor the original Senate rules, but we have a bicameral system for a reason and this legislative tool serves a critical purpose in ensuring the functioning of our democratic republic. Yes, it sometimes slows the process down, and some have abused or subverted it. But it remains an important part in our system of checks and balances.” ()
There are very few data points on the low-key Reed, and no recent ones. He joined with other senators in calling for Biden to take action on abortion.
In-Office
Chris Coons
DE
Probably supports but unclear
“It’s more important than ever that we work to make sure women broadly have access to reproductive health care.” ()
“I will not stand idly by for four years and watch the Biden administration’s initiatives blocked at every turn.” ()
“’If we do get rid of the legislative filibuster, the next time Republicans control the White House, the Senate and the House, they can quickly move through bills that would fundamentally alter a wide range of things.’ He cited the environment, abortion and labor rights.” ()
Coons is an institutionalist with qualms about filibuster reform, but is a staunch Biden ally and dependable Democratic vote.
In-Office
Bob Menendez
NJ
Probably supports but unclear
“In this moment, I want women in NJ and across the country to know that I will never stop fighting for your right to choose.” ()
“Steve Sandberg, Menendez's spokesman, said the senator is supportive of reinstating the ‘talking filibuster’ proposed by Biden — an idea some believe would discourage senators from exercising the practice if they were forced to defend it on the floor.
‘He will continue to work with his Democratic colleagues to see what reform looks like,’' said Sandberg, who added that Menendez has "been on the record with that." ()
Menendez was one of the last to vocalize his position last time we did this song and dance around a filibuster carveout for voting rights, but has been adamant about abortion protections.
In-Office
Problem Children
2
Mark Warner
VA
Likely holdout
“My hope is that we see action on this legislation,” Warner said. “Candidly, whether it could get 60 votes in the Senate is a bit of a challenge, I’ll be the first to acknowledge. It’s one more reason why I say to folks, elections matter.” ()
“And if we have to do a small carve-out on filibuster for voting rights, that is the only area where I would allow that kind of reform.”
“But we are where we are, and the idea that somehow to protect the rights of the minority in the Senate, we’re going to cut out rights of minorities and young people all across the country, that’s just not right to me.” ()
In-Office
Angus King
ME
Likely holdout
“What goes around comes around. We could undo the filibuster, pass a nationwide bill that we like, and they could do it next year in the opposite way. I think that's a concern.” ()
“’Today’s annoying obstruction is tomorrow’s priceless shield, and we’ve got to think about it that way,’ King said, raising the prospect of a national abortion ban. ‘We’ve got to think more than a month or two weeks ahead.’” ()
In-Office
Known Nos
2
Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
Does not support
Spokesperson told Reuters after SCOTUS decision that position on filibuster has not changed. ()
“Protections in the Senate safeguarding against the erosion of women's access to health care have been used half-a-dozen times in the past ten years, and are more important now than ever.” ()
In-Office
Joe Manchin
WV
Does not support
Spokesperson told Reuters after SCOTUS decision that position on filibuster has not changed. ()
In-Office
By State
State
Name
TPM Stancerator™️
Roe Bill Stance
Roe and Reform (Vote for Roe Law and change filibuster rules to allow up or down vote.)
Details & Sourcing
Elected Status
AZ
Kyrsten Sinema
1
Known Nos
Does not support
Spokesperson told Reuters after SCOTUS decision that position on filibuster has not changed. ()
“Protections in the Senate safeguarding against the erosion of women's access to health care have been used half-a-dozen times in the past ten years, and are more important now than ever.” ()
In-Office
Mark Kelly
1
No Comment
Probably supports, but unclear
“This is an all-hands-on-deck moment. I am resolved to defend and protect the right of Arizona women to make their own health care decisions.” ()
“If there is a proposal to change the rules, I will make a decision on what is in the best interest of the country and the folks I represent in Arizona.” ()
Kelly has been one of the most vulnerable senators since his election, and tends to wait to stake out a position until the mass of Democrats has committed.
In-Office
CA
Dianne Feinstein
1
Yes
Supports
“Let me be clear: If it comes down to protecting the filibuster or protecting a woman’s right to choose, there should be no question that I will vote to protect a woman’s right to choose.” ()
In-Office
Alex Padilla
1
Yes
Supports
“Let’s elect two more pro-choice Senators, end the filibuster, and codify Roe into law.” ()
In-Office
CO
Michael Bennet
1
Yes
Supports
“It is time to change the filibuster to restore the Senate, protect democracy, and advance legislation on voting rights, abortion rights, gun violence prevention and more.” ()
In-Office
John Hickenlooper
1
Keeping It Vague
Supports filibuster reform and abortion separately
“If Roe falls, it’s up to Congress to protect reproductive rights. Inaction is not an option.” ()
“Voter disenfranchisement threatens our entire democracy. If we can change the process on the debt ceiling, then surely we can do the same to protect our democracy.” ()
In-Office
CT
Richard Blumenthal
1
Yes
Supports
“We need to end the filibuster. Because the only way to codify Roe v. Wade is, in fact, to end the filibuster. And that filibuster must go.” ()
In-Office
Chris Murphy
1
Yes
Supports
[In conversation about protecting abortion rights] "Frankly, I think the filibuster is fundamentally anti-democratic. If you win control of the House, Senate and the White House, you probably should have the ability to enact your agenda.” ()
In-Office
DE
Tom Carper
1
No Comment
Probably supports but unclear
“In the face of what will surely go down in constitutional infamy for the harm it does to the Americans it ought to serve, I’m committed to doing everything I can to protect women from the pain that this decision will cause.” ()
"The idea of the sanctity of the vote — if we don’t have the right to vote ... we don't have a democracy. There are a lot of subject areas that I want to consider when walking away from the filibuster, but that would be one." ()
Carper, an institutionalist, is not a big fan of filibuster reform, but has made clear that he’s open to it on issues of grave importance.
In-Office
Chris Coons
1
No Comment
Probably supports but unclear
“It’s more important than ever that we work to make sure women broadly have access to reproductive health care.” ()
“I will not stand idly by for four years and watch the Biden administration’s initiatives blocked at every turn.” ()
“’If we do get rid of the legislative filibuster, the next time Republicans control the White House, the Senate and the House, they can quickly move through bills that would fundamentally alter a wide range of things.’ He cited the environment, abortion and labor rights.” ()
Coons is an institutionalist with qualms about filibuster reform, but is a staunch Biden ally and dependable Democratic vote.
In-Office
GA
Jon Ossoff
1
No Comment
Probably supports, but unclear
“Sen. Ossoff will carefully review any proposed rule changes carefully,” his spokesman said. ()
“I’m open” to reform, Ossoff said. “The details of any proposed rules change will matter.” ()
Ossoff, a liberal from purple Georgia, is habitually cautious and will probably wait until the caucus is coalescing to vocalize his position.
In-Office
Raphael Warnock
1
Yes
Supports
“I think that no Senate rule and no Senate procedure is more important than people’s constitutional rights. And it is our duty as one of the three co-equal branches of government to find a way to stand with the American people, 70% of which believes that it is a woman’s right to choose.” ()
In-Office
HI
Mazie Hirono
1
Yes
Supports
“We must eliminate the filibuster to pass a federal law protecting the right to an abortion. But we need everyone to remember, that won’t happen unless we elect two more pro-choice Democrats this November.” ()
In-Office
Brian Schatz
1
Yes
Supports
“Give us two more Senate seats and we will make abortion legal nationwide as a matter of federal statutory law.” ()
In-Office
IL
Dick Durbin
1
Keeping It Vague
Supports filibuster reform and abortion rights separately
“The notion of changing the rules is that you're really at the mercy of one or two senators who can make that decision for us.” ()
“If you've been here any number of years, the tables can turn. Let's think long and hard, and we went after voting rights … I supported that and I think that there are possibilities in that regard...”
In-Office
Tammy Duckworth
1
Keeping It Vague
Supports filibuster reform and abortion rights separately
“As we mark *6 months* since Texas' near-total abortion ban went into effect, we cannot let up our work to codify Roe v. Wade and protect abortion rights for everyone—regardless of zip code. Last night’s filibuster isn't the end of this. Your uterus is no one else's business.” ()
In-Office
MA
Ed Markey
1
Yes
Supports
“Congress must do its part and respond to these affronts to reproductive freedom by passing the Women’s Health and Protection Act and codifying Roe into law – even if we must abolish the filibuster to do so.” ()
In-Office
Elizabeth Warren
1
Yes
Supports
“Now is the time to demand that every single candidate for every single office voice a firm position on reproductive rights. Ask every Senate candidate to commit to reforming the filibuster rules, so that the chamber can pass federal legislation protecting the right to reproductive freedom. If voters help us maintain our control of the House and expand our majority in the Senate by at least two votes this November, we can make Roe the law all across the country as soon as January.” ()
In-Office
MD
Ben Cardin
1
Keeping It Vague
Supports filibuster reform and abortion rights separately
“The Senate must pass the Women’s Health Protection Act to codify and prohibit laws that impose burdensome requirements on access to reproductive health services.” ()
“Senator Cardin is an original cosponsor of the Women’s Health Protection Act (S. 1975) that would codify the right to choose in federal law.” ()
"Congress and (the president) must take swift action to protect personal reproductive and health rights for Americans. From Maryland to Mississippi, Florida to Washington State, there should be a common standard for self-determination of health decisions for women and all individuals." ()
“I would be prepared to eliminate the filibuster, but I don’t think you have the votes in the Senate to do it,” Cardin said. “I’m trying to find a bipartisan buy-in to reforming the Senate. I think that’s far healthier.” ()
In-Office
Chris Van Hollen
1
Yes
Supports
“The filibuster rule is standing in the way of our democracy – allowing the GOP minority to block the will of the large majority of the American people. It’s past time to & pass a federal law to codify Roe v Wade NOW.” ()
In-Office
ME
Angus King
1
Problem Children
Likely holdout
“What goes around comes around. We could undo the filibuster, pass a nationwide bill that we like, and they could do it next year in the opposite way. I think that's a concern.” ()
“’Today’s annoying obstruction is tomorrow’s priceless shield, and we’ve got to think about it that way,’ King said, raising the prospect of a national abortion ban. ‘We’ve got to think more than a month or two weeks ahead.’” ()
In-Office
MI
Debbie Stabenow
1
Yes
Supports
“But Senate Democrats also don't appear to have the votes to end the filibuster that requires 60 votes for legislation to advance, though Stabenow supports doing away with it...” ()
In-Office
Gary Peters
1
Yes
Supports
“Right now, I’m focused on one thing and that’s electing Democratic senators to the United States Senate. Our focus in my mind has to be 100% on making sure that we maintain and we expand the Democratic majority in the United States Senate. That’s how we affect real change.” ()
In-Office
MN
Amy Klobuchar
1
Yes
Supports
[Asked what she would do to protect abortion rights] “So, my solution to this, which is my solution for voting rights and so many other things, including climate change, where one side of the country is in flames, the other side of the country is flooded, with people dying submerged in their cars, I believe we should abolish the filibuster.”
In-Office
Tina Smith
1
Yes
Supports
“Now is the time to demand that every single candidate for every single office voice a firm position on reproductive rights. Ask every Senate candidate to commit to reforming the filibuster rules, so that the chamber can pass federal legislation protecting the right to reproductive freedom. If voters help us maintain our control of the House and expand our majority in the Senate by at least two votes this November, we can make Roe the law all across the country as soon as January.” ()
In-Office
MT
Jon Tester
1
Keeping It Vague
Supports filibuster reform and abortion separately
“We've been down this road once already. There aren't enough horses to do it. Nothing's changed.” ()
“Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester said it was ‘premature’ to discuss overhauling the Senate's filibuster rules until it's clear what the Supreme Court decided. ‘I think it's premature at this point in time because we don't know if this is true or not,’” Tester said. ()
“Restore it back to the days of the talking filibuster, so you still have a filibuster, but people have to talk. They can’t put a hold on a bill and then walk out the door and go home, which is what they can do now. They have to hold the floor. And if they don’t hold the floor, they have the vote. That’s what needs to happen.” ()
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NH
Jeanne Shaheen
1
Yes
Supports
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Maggie Hassan
1
Yes
Supports
“Some senators do support voting again to end the filibuster, even though Democrats lack the votes to pass it. They include Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.).” ()
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NJ
Bob Menendez
1
No Comment
Probably supports but unclear
“In this moment, I want women in NJ and across the country to know that I will never stop fighting for your right to choose.” ()
“Steve Sandberg, Menendez's spokesman, said the senator is supportive of reinstating the ‘talking filibuster’ proposed by Biden — an idea some believe would discourage senators from exercising the practice if they were forced to defend it on the floor.
‘He will continue to work with his Democratic colleagues to see what reform looks like,’' said Sandberg, who added that Menendez has "been on the record with that." ()
Menendez was one of the last to vocalize his position last time we did this song and dance around a filibuster carveout for voting rights, but has been adamant about abortion protections.
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Cory Booker
1
Keeping It Vague
Supports filibuster reform and abortion rights separately
“The right to an abortion is a fundamental right. Congress has a mandate to protect Americans’ fundamental rights. We must act now.” ()
“For the sake of our vulnerable populations, for the sake of America doing big things again, the filibuster has to be reformed.” ()
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NM
Martin Heinrich
1
Keeping It Vague
Supports filibuster reform and abortion rights separately
“Republicans in the Senate continue to block debate on legislation to codify reproductive rights, but they can’t block the will of the American people. The Senate must act at once to protect the constitutional rights of every woman across the nation.” (
)“As much as I know that, at some point, (Republicans) are going to do things that I absolutely disagree with, on climate, on choice, on really important stuff, it is just as important to begin to have the feedback with the American people to tell the difference between the two parties. Elections will have consequences.”
[On filibuster reform] “When we are in the majority, we are going to pass things like the child tax credit and make it permanent, and deal with climate change and respect women, and workers and educators. That’s why I am willing to accept the risk.” ()
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Ben Ray Luján
1
Yes
Supports
“Senate Democrats must be willing to use every tool at our disposal – including abolishing the filibuster – to ensure the right to an abortion is once again protected by law.” ()
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NV
Catherine Cortez Masto
1
Keeping It Vague
Supports filibuster reform and abortion rights separately
“I have a record in support of a woman’s right to choose. And my opponent, Adam Laxalt, opposes it, and will take it away. There is no doubt in my mind he would also work with some of my Republican colleagues who right now are planning legislation to restrict abortion across this country if they had the ability to do so. And he would vote with them.” ()
“But McConnell is determined to exploit the filibuster and fight progress on the most urgent crises facing our nation and if he wants to block action on health care, climate change, and voting rights, he should have to stand on the Senate floor and be transparent about his obstruction.” ()
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Jacky Rosen
1
Keeping It Vague
Supports filibuster reform and abortion separately
“Rosen’s office, when asked about the prospects of Democratic policy responses to the court overturning Roe, and reconciliation in particular, sent a statement that did not address the issue specifically, saying only that the senator ‘supports any feasible avenue to get this bill passed to restore reproductive rights.’” ()
“I will never back down from a woman’s right to choose; I think it’s fundamentally important. We have to look at not just when you’re in the majority, but what does it do when you’re in the minority? You have to be mindful of that.”
“I will never stop trying to find common ground across the aisle in order to deliver for hard working Nevadans and Americans, but I’m also not going to let obstructionists stand in the way of protecting our fundamental rights as Americans. Right now, our democracy is under attack and we must do everything we can to protect voting rights. If eliminating the filibuster is what it takes to get it done, then we must protect our democracy at all costs.” ()
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NY
Kirsten Gillibrand
1
Yes
Supports
“At the federal level Democrats will fight to eliminate the filibuster and enshrine reproductive freedom into law.” ()
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Chuck Schumer
1
Keeping It Vague
Supports filibuster reform and abortion separately
“The Senate was designed to protect the political rights of the minority in the chamber, through the promise of debate and the opportunity to amend. But over the years, those rights have been warped and contorted to obstruct and embarrass the will of majority – something our Founders explicitly opposed. The constitution specified what measures demanded a supermajority – including impeachment or the ratification of treaties. But they explicitly rejected supermajority requirements for legislation, having learned firsthand of such a requirement’s defects under the Articles of Confederation. The weaponization of rules once meant to short-circuit obstruction have been hijacked to guarantee obstruction.” ()
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OH
Sherrod Brown
1
Yes
Supports
“I don’t know if we can convince [Manchin and Sinema] on this one, but we will try. It does speak to the importance of the November election. Elections have consequences ... It’s women’s decisions, women’s bodies, but this is also a decision for all of us because who’s next? Is marriage equality next? Is it contraceptives?” ()
“’This time next year, Roe v. Wade will be codified law,’ if the Democrats can also retain its majority in the House.” ()
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Tim Ryan
1
Yes
Supports
“No matter how you square it, the answer is the same: if we want to protect abortion access, bring down the costs of prescription drugs, pass voting rights legislation, and increase wages, we have to get rid of the filibuster.”
Candidate
OR
Jeff Merkley
1
Yes
Supports
“President Biden is right. We're going to have to reform our filibuster so we can make progress on the issues we all care about, including abortion access. I've been fighting to fix our broken Senate for years and will work until the job is done.” ()
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Ron Wyden
1
Yes
Supports
“Women’s health must be protected against extremists scheming to take away hard-won reproductive rights. The Senate must not let the filibuster stand in the way of protecting the progress our country has made on reproductive choice.” ()
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PA
Bob Casey Jr.
1
Yes
Supports
“He believes the rule should be changed for a number of issues and this is one of them.” ()
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RI
Sheldon Whitehouse
1
Yes
Supports
Supports “whatever changes in Senate rules allow the Democratic majority to end Mitch McConnell’s rule by obstruction and clear the way to protect the fundamental rights of women.” ()
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Jack Reed
1
No Comment
Probably supports, but unclear
“I’m focused on the Senate passing legislation that addresses the pandemic, the economy, our defense and our environment. The onus is on Senate Minority Leader (Mitch) McConnell. He can either be a constructive part of that effort or create a wall of partisan obstruction and further threaten the Senate’s traditions.” ()
“The filibuster is not in the Constitution nor the original Senate rules, but we have a bicameral system for a reason and this legislative tool serves a critical purpose in ensuring the functioning of our democratic republic. Yes, it sometimes slows the process down, and some have abused or subverted it. But it remains an important part in our system of checks and balances.” ()
There are very few data points on the low-key Reed, and no recent ones. He joined with other senators in calling for Biden to take action on abortion.
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VA
Mark Warner
1
Problem Children
Likely holdout
“My hope is that we see action on this legislation,” Warner said. “Candidly, whether it could get 60 votes in the Senate is a bit of a challenge, I’ll be the first to acknowledge. It’s one more reason why I say to folks, elections matter.” ()
“And if we have to do a small carve-out on filibuster for voting rights, that is the only area where I would allow that kind of reform.”
“But we are where we are, and the idea that somehow to protect the rights of the minority in the Senate, we’re going to cut out rights of minorities and young people all across the country, that’s just not right to me.” ()
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Tim Kaine
1
Keeping It Vague
Supports filibuster reform and abortion rights separately
Kaine: “I’ve supported filibuster reform to make the Senate work better for all of us, but our efforts to do that earlier this year didn’t have the votes. Right now, I’m focused on finding bipartisan common ground to codify the right to choose, which the vast majority of Americans support.”
Kaine’s office: “Senator Kaine supports returning to the traditional Senate talking filibuster, which always allowed passage of legislation, following full debate, by a simple majority.” (July 2022 email to TPM’s Kate Riga)
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VT
Patrick Leahy
1
Yes
Supports
“Even so, Leahy said, this is an instance in which he would vote in favor of changing the rules in order to allow abortion protections to pass. But he doesn’t believe enough of his Senate colleagues would vote to change the rules.”
“‘That's an easy thing to say. The doing it will be far, far more difficult,’ he said. ‘Of course, it's an option that has to be considered, but you also have to get enough votes to do that.’” ()
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Bernie Sanders
1
Yes
Supports
“Congress must pass legislation that codifies Roe v. Wade as the law of the land in this country NOW. And if there aren’t 60 votes in the Senate to do it, and there are not, we must end the filibuster to pass it with 50 votes.” ()
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Peter Welch (likely Leahy replacement)
1
Yes
Supports
“We must fight. We fight by passing the House-passed Women's Health Protection Act in the Senate. We fight by getting rid of the filibuster. We can’t go back, we must fight.” ()
Candidate
WA
Maria Cantwell
1
Yes
Supports
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Patty Murray
1
Yes
Supports
[With retweet of Biden’s call for filibuster carveout to pass abortion protections] “Let's get two more pro-choice Democrats to the Senate and let's get this done.” ()
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WI
Tammy Baldwin
1
Yes
Supports
“The Senate needs to pass my Women’s Health Protection Act, and, frankly, if we need to eliminate the filibuster in order to do it, that is what we should do.” ()
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WV
Joe Manchin
1
Known Nos
Does not support
Spokesperson told Reuters after SCOTUS decision that position on filibuster has not changed. ()
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