Assertion: senate's senator | /r/CapableOf | want to preserve usual 60-vote margin
Facets:
value: for passing legislation
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: The recent letter signed by 61 senators pledging to uphold the legislative filibuster indicates that at least some senators in both parties want to preserve the usual 60-vote margin for passing legislation, and therefore may not wish to set a precedent of allowing potentially “extraneous” material on to a budget reconciliation bill through a simple majority.