作者：亚当·帕克 | 福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年3月12日 美国东部时间下午3:27
约翰·科宁参议员在是否废除参议院阻挠议事规则问题上的立场转变，正引发一些60票规则支持者的强烈反对。其中一位主要支持者、西弗吉尼亚州独立参议员乔·曼钦指责这位德克萨斯州共和党人出于政治权宜之计，抛弃了其长期持有的立场。
“当我还是美国参议员时，没有任何人比约翰·科宁参议员更致力于保留阻挠议事规则。”曼钦周四在社交媒体上发表的一篇措辞严厉的帖子中写道，“他明白我从前党内面临的巨大政治压力，他们试图废除阻挠议事规则，让民主党获得完全控制权——而当时，他理解为什么两党都不应该将我们的国家推向不可挽回的境地。”
“这些将政党权力置于一切之上的极端选举年政治，正是美国人对民主党和共和党两党制双寡头感到厌倦的原因。”曼钦补充道。
科宁目前正陷入一场激烈的竞选，以争取第五个参议院任期。周三，他在一篇专栏文章中呼吁共和党人考虑废除阻挠议事规则，以通过一项由特朗普支持的选举法案。这项被称为《保护美国选民资格法案》（Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility，简称SAVE法案）的措施，由于预计会遭到民主党人的一致反对，在参议院面临艰难挑战。根据参议院规则，大多数立法需要获得60票才能结束辩论并进入最终投票阶段。
前参议员、西弗吉尼亚州独立人士乔·曼钦周四就参议院阻挠议事规则的立场转变，对德克萨斯州共和党参议员约翰·科宁进行了严厉批评。（Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images；Sara Diggins/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images）
这篇社论是这位德克萨斯州共和党人立场的显著转变，他此前一直为阻挠议事规则的合理性进行辩护。
“多年来，我认为如果美国参议院废除阻挠议事规则，德克萨斯州和我们的国家将失去的远比获得的多。”科宁写道，“但当现实情况发生变化时，领导人必须审时度势并做出调整。”
科宁目前正在与德克萨斯州总检察长、共和党人肯·帕克斯顿展开两人角逐，特朗普的支持可能会成为决定性因素。总统曾多次呼吁参议院共和党人废除60票要求，或尝试罕见的冗长辩论式阻挠，以便将《保护美国选民法案》提交给他签署。帕克斯顿此前已明确表示支持废除参议院阻挠议事规则。
科宁目前正在与德克萨斯州共和党总检察长肯·帕克斯顿展开两人角逐。（Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images）
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曼钦是一名前民主党人，后来转为独立人士，他在2024年放弃了竞选连任。他声称，在他挫败了民主党人试图在拜登前总统任内废除60票规则的企图后，科宁曾亲自联系他表示感谢。
2022年初，曼钦与前亚利桑那州独立参议员克里斯滕·西内玛一起，与共和党人共同投下了关键一票，否决了民主党领导的废除阻挠议事规则并通过所谓投票权立法的努力。
“看到科宁参议员现在愿意废除他曾经赞扬并亲自感谢我捍卫的规则，这让我深感失望。”曼钦写道。
当时，科宁敦促民主党人保留阻挠议事规则，尽管当时共和党处于少数党地位。
“权力是短暂的，总有一天鞋子会穿在另一边。”科宁在一次参议院发言中表示，“自由派活动家今天可能喜欢‘废除阻挠议事规则’的想法，但他们很快就会后悔自己的政党破坏了参议院。”
科宁周四否认了曼钦的说法。他还表示，他在参议院阻挠议事规则上的立场转变并非为了争取特朗普的支持。
“民主党中没有其他乔·曼钦了，也没有其他克里斯滕·西内玛了……这是一个完全不同的情况，面对的是那些不会与特朗普或共和党人进行谈判的民主党人。”这位德克萨斯州共和党人告诉记者，“我们要么接受现实，要么奋起反击，我认为我们应该反击。”
参议院多数党领袖、南达科他州共和党人约翰·图恩，在特朗普和保守派人士的巨大压力下，被要求通过《保护美国选民法案》。图恩周三表示，无论科宁如何恳求，阻挠议事规则仍将继续存在。
“科宁参议员是53名共和党参议员之一，我们党内对废除阻挠议事规则的反对非常、非常强烈。”图恩告诉记者。
国会共和党人、总统唐纳德·特朗普以及共和党选民希望将选民ID制度纳入法律，但有一个障碍：参议院的政治现实。（Leon Neal/Getty Images；Andrew Harnik/Getty Images）
曼钦在退休后继续赞扬阻挠议事规则，认为60票门槛保护了少数党，并迫使立法达成两党共识。
“阻挠议事规则——参议院的灵魂——近250年来一直保留着参议院的角色，它冷却激情、保护少数群体声音、要求共识。”曼钦表示，“美国是建立在旨在抵制政治便利而非屈服于它的制度之上的。”
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Former Sen Joe Manchin says Sen John Cornyn personally thanked him for defending 60-vote rule under Biden
By Adam Pack | Fox News
Published March 12, 2026 3:27pm EDT
Sen. John Cornyn’s reversal on scrapping the Senate filibuster is sparking backlash among some supporters of the 60-vote rule, with one leading proponent, former Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., accusing the Texas Republican of ditching his longstanding position for political expediency.
“When I was a U.S. Senator, there was not another person more committed to keeping the filibuster than Senator John Cornyn,” Manchin wrote in a scathing social media post Thursday. “He understood the incredible political pressure I faced from my former party to get rid of the filibuster and give Democrats complete power — and at the time, he understood why neither party should take our country past this point of no return.”
“These extreme election-year politics that put party power over everything else are why Americans are sick and tired of the duopoly of the two-party system of Democrats and Republicans,” Manchin added.
Cornyn, who is locked in a heated run-off election to win a fifth Senate term, called on Republicans in an op-ed Wednesday to consider ditching the filibuster Wednesday to pass a Trump-backed election bill. The measure, known as the (Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility) SAVE Act, is facing an uphill battle in the Senate due to expected unanimous opposition from Democrats. Under Senate rules, most legislation is subject to a 60-vote threshold to cut off debate and move on to final passage.
Former Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., sharply criticized Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, over his reversal on the Senate filibuster Thursday.(Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images; Sara Diggins/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images)
The editorial was a notable shift for the Texas Republican, who previously defended the merits of the filibuster.
“For many years, I believed that if the U.S. Senate scrapped the filibuster, Texas and our nation would stand to lose more than we would gain,” Cornyn wrote. “But when the reality on the ground changes, leaders must take stock and adapt.”
Cornyn is currently vying in a two-man race against State Attorney General Ken Paxton, R-Texas, during which President Donald Trump’s endorsement could prove decisive. The president has repeatedly called on Senate Republicans to abolish the 60-vote requirement or pursue a rarely-tried talking filibuster and send the SAVE America Act to his desk. Paxton has previously come out in support of ending the Senate filibuster.
Cornyn is currently running in a two-man race against State Attorney General Ken Paxton, R-Texas.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
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Manchin, a former Democrat-turned-Independent who passed on running for re-election in 2024, alleged that Cornyn personally reached out to him after he defeated Democrats’ gambit to nix the 60-vote rule under former President Joe Biden.
In early 2022, Manchin supplied the critical vote alongside former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., and Republicans to tank a Democratic-led effort to abolish the filibuster and pass so-called voting rights legislation.
“It’s deeply disappointing to see that Senator Cornyn is now willing to scrap the very rule he once praised and personally thanked me for defending,” Manchin wrote.
At that time, Cornyn urged Democrats to preserve the filibuster while Republicans were serving in the minority.
“Power is fleeting and at some point the shoe will always be on the other foot,” Cornyn said in a floor speech. “Liberal activists may like the idea of nuking the filibuster today, but they’ll soon find themselves ruing the day their party broke the Senate.”
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Cornyn denied Manchin’s account Thursday. He has also argued that his reversal on the Senate filibuster was not aimed at winning Trump’s endorsement.
“There’s no Joe Manchins left in the Democratic Party and no Kyrsten Sinemas …this is an entirely different circumstance, dealing with Democrats who will not negotiate or consider anything that President Trump or Republicans want,” the Texas Republican told reporters. “We can either accept that or we can fight back, and I think we should fight back.”
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., who has come under significant pressure from Trump and conservative influencers to pass the SAVE America Act, indicated Wednesday that the filibuster is here to stay regardless of Cornyn’s pleas.
“Senator Cornyn is one of 53 Republican senators, and the opposition to nuking the filibuster runs very, very deep in our conference,” Thune told reporters.
Congressional Republicans, President Donald Trump and the GOP base want voter ID turned into law, but one barrier stands in the way: the political reality of the Senate.(Leon Neal/Getty Images; Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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Manchin has continued to sing the filibuster’s praises in his retirement, arguing that the 60-vote threshold protects the minority party and forces legislation to be bipartisan.
“The filibuster — the soul of the Senate — has preserved the Senate’s role for nearly 250 years as the institution that cools passions, protects minority voices, and demands consensus,” Manchin said. “America was built on institutions designed to resist political convenience, not surrender to it.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Cornyn’s office for comment.
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