<p>But when pressed on ending the filibuster to pass the bill, something experts say is necessary for Democrats to succeed in keeping their promises – including on the $15 minimum wage, voting rights reform, and the Equality Act – Psaki re-iterated Biden's stance: no.</p><p>"Isn't there a reasonable expectation that if the person strongly supports this bill that he would want to welcome the end of the filibuster to see [the bill] go to his desk?" Johnson asked.</p><p>"The President's position hasn't changed. He looks forward to advocating for the passage of legislation that he supports and working with Democrats and Republicans to get that done," she replied.</p><p>Psaki also reiterated Biden's belief that “trans rights are human rights," <a href="https://twitter.com/chrisjohnson82/status/1367912751742541833" rel="noopener" target="_blank">telling Johnson</a>: “No one should be discriminated on the basis of sex, not only is this the law of the land, it's his own deeply held view."</p><p>In June of 2019, nearly two years ago and well before the coronavirus pandemic, then-candidate Biden declared passing the LGBTQ Equality Act <a href="https://apnews.com/article/ab96c4d9b3a84ef9b10598781ff38e93" rel="noopener" target="_blank">would be his top legislative priority</a>.</p><p>“It will be the first thing I ask to be done," he said.</p>
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