Sens. Manchin and Sinema will not back the elimination of the filibuster

Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema will not back the elimination of the filibuster.

"I do not support doing away with the filibuster under any condition. It's not who I am," West Virginia's Manchin said on Monday, according to The Hill.

"If I haven't said it very plain, maybe Sen. McConnell hasn't understood, I want to basically say it for you. That I will not vote in this Congress, that's two years, right? I will not vote" to alter the filibuster, the senator said in an interview on Monday, according to Politico.

Sinema of Arizona is also unwilling to support nixing the filibuster. According to the Washington Post, a Sinema spokesperson said that the lawmaker is "against eliminating the filibuster, and she is not open to changing her mind about eliminating the filibuster."

"The Senate filibuster has evolved over the course of its history into a de facto supermajority requirement, necessitating 60 votes to end debate and advance legislation," according to the Post.