WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 28: Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) talks with reporters after stepping off the Senate Floor at the U.S. Capitol on May 28, 2021 in Washington, DC.
The Senate decided to postpone debate on the act after a small group of Republicans filib Manchin and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., have frustrated their party by their defense of the filibuster.
But they aren't alone, with as many as 10 Democratic senators also reluctant to change the rules.President Joe Biden this past week used the 100th anniversary of Tulsa’s race massacre to make a plea for legislation to protect the right to vote, which comes as Republican-led administrations in Texas and other states pass new restrictions making it tougher to cast ballots.