Jen Psaki is ‘not gonna accept’ that the For the People act ‘died’ with GOP filibuster

White House Press Secretary appeared on The Mehdi Hasan Show Sunday where she spoke about ’s desire to pass the , the voting rights bill that was by Senate Republicans.

“The For the People Act, which you’ve twice tonight said he (Biden) wants to get passed into law,” Hasan said, “died in the Senate last month because of the filibuster.” “I’m not gonna accept that it died. We’re still fighting for it,” Psaki replied. “The vice president’s gonna help lead this effort, and the president’s gonna be engaged in this effort, and we’re gonna continue to do hard things from the White House.”

This comes as Republican state legislatures across the country continue to fight to pass , with hundreds introduced, and dozens already passed.

“I know it’s hard. It’s not an easy path, but we do hard things,” Psaki said. “He is going to keep talking about this as president, keep elevating it, but he’s also gonna empower the American people because he believes in the American people and in our democracy, and what we can do to fight against these laws.”

Psaki also addressed the among Biden allies for the president to put forth more of an effort for filibuster reform in order to pass the For the People Act, as there are a small number of Democratic senators who are the reform. Biden is against abolishing the filibuster, but has spoken about going back to the old rules, meaning debating a bill would actually be necessary.

“He still supports the talking filibuster, still thinks it shouldn’t be easy to filibuster legislation. We also recognize, and he knows as somebody who served in the Senate for 36 years, this is a Senate procedural process,” Psaki said, “not one he actually gets a vote on, an important one, one that warrants debate, one that warrants discussion. And certainly the obstruction may change the minds of people in the Senate.”

The Mehdi Hasan Show airs Sundays at 8 p.m. on MSNBC.

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