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Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., seemed to give conflicting answers about what to do about the Senate\u2019s 60-vote filibuster rule during a wide-ranging Senate Democratic primary debate Thursday.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe filibuster must go so that we can codify health care,\u201d Stevens said, while adding: \u201cWe should use the filibuster to not allow the big ugly bill to pass that increased our debt.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It was a reference to President Donald Trump\u2019s so-called big, beautiful bill that extended his 2017 tax cuts. Republicans passed it on a party-line basis last year without Democrats because certain tax and spending bills are exempt from the 60-vote rule.<\/p>\n

Democrats have internally clashed over whether to abolish or preserve the filibuster, with proponents of nixing it winning the battle in recent years. Both of Stevens\u2019 opponents in the primary for Michigan\u2019s Senate seat, a must-win for Democrats, said during Thursday\u2019s debate that they would eliminate it.<\/p>\n

Moderator Stephen Henderson asked Stevens to clarify whether she\u2019s calling to get rid of the filibuster or to utilize it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said I want to remove the filibuster,\u201d Stevens said.<\/p>\n

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He responded, \u201cRight, but then you just said you should filibuster what\u2019s going on with the deficit, right?\u201d<\/p>\n

Stevens responded: \u201cI\u2019m saying that I want to change the rules, of which I\u2019ve been a part of. I\u2019ve voted for rules packages on behalf of the people of Michigan. I believe \u2014 Stephen, what I said is we should remove the filibuster so Democrats could have voted down the legislation, the tax bill. That\u2019s what I was saying. Democrats should have been able to vote down the tax bill.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stevens\u2019 answer mischaracterizes the filibuster rule, which was in place last year when Republicans passed the tax law. Democrats were unable to stop it because it was exempt from the 60-vote threshold under the budget \u201creconciliation\u201d process.<\/p>\n

The other part of her answer suggested that eliminating the filibuster would have empowered Democrats to block the tax bill. That is not the case \u2014 nixing the filibuster would simply mean that a Senate majority can pass any bill they want with 51 votes and not need bipartisan support.<\/p>\n

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Stevens\u2019 responses drew criticism. Former Senate Democratic aide Tr\u00e9 Easton tweeted, \u201cI feel like table stakes for being a senator should be at least knowing how one of the more famous Senate rules actually works.\u201d<\/p>\n

GOP operative and former Senate aide Matt Whitlock chimed in, \u201cBrutal moment. You can\u2019t serve in the Senate if you don\u2019t know what the filibuster even is.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Asked to clarify, Stevens spokesperson Caitlin Legacki said, \u201cHaley has been very consistent: She supports eliminating the filibuster to do what\u2019s right for Michigan families, including to codify abortion rights and raise the minimum wage.\u00a0She believes the filibuster led to Republicans\u2019 use of the reconciliation process that resulted in devastating cuts to Michiganders\u2019 health care so they could offset tax cuts for billionaires.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the debate at the Mackinac Policy Conference, Stevens\u2019 opponent Abdul El-Sayed, who previously ran for governor in 2018, argued that the filibuster shields senators from accountability to their voters.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has become the place where all legislation goes to die, and it allows senators who don\u2019t want to take hard votes to hide behind the filibuster of just one senator, usually in a safe seat,\u201d he said. \u201cI believe we have to abolish the filibuster.\u201d<\/p>\n

State Sen. Mallory McMorrow, who is also running in the Democratic primary, called for getting rid of the 60-vote rule as well, saying that if Republicans want to use a simple-majority vote to pass \u201cbad\u201d bills, they will suffer the consequences.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to get rid of the filibuster,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019re at a place where too often Democrats are protecting Republicans from their own bad decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Democratic primary is Aug. 4. Surveys have shown a competitive three-way battle for the nomination, with the winner likely to take on Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers in November. It\u2019s an open seat because incumbent Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., is retiring.<\/p>\n

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