Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin III reasserted their opposition to eliminating the filibuster before a group of influential elites at the Word Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
The 60-vote legislative threshold was brought up during a panel discussion Tuesday that included both lawmakers.
“We still don’t agree on getting rid of the filibuster, correct,” Mr. Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, asked Ms. Sinema.
Ms. Sinema, Arizona independent, agreed and even offered Mr. Manchin a high-five as confirmation.
“Joe and I were not interested in sacrificing that important guardrail,” she said.
The filibuster, a parliamentary tool mandating at least 60 votes for most legislation to advance through the Senate, vexed President Biden throughout his first two years in office when both parties had 50 seats within the 100-member chamber and Democrats needed significant support from the opposition to advance any legislation.