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Biden Backs Reid’s Move On Filibuster Reform

by Catherine Thompson

11.21.13 | 6:56 am

Vice President Joe Biden gestures as he speaks about gun violence, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington.

Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday backed up Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) call for rules reform.

Asked if he supported Reid’s move to advance filibuster reform on the Senate floor Thursday morning, Biden replied “Yes, I do,” according to a pool report.

Biden, who served as a Democratic senator from Delaware for 36 years, also acts as the president of the Senate and may cast a vote in that chamber when necessary to break a tie.

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Catherine Thompson Catherine Thompson is a senior editor for Talking Points Memo in New York City. She came to the site in 2013 and reported on national affairs. Previously, she worked as a research assistant to investigative reporter Wayne Barrett. She can be reached at catherine@talkingpointsmemo.com.

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