Why Democrats want to change the Senate's filibuster rules

Key Facts

In the absence of any sign Republicans will work with Democrats to pass voting rights legislation, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has promised a vote on changes to filibuster rules by Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 17.
Now, overcoming a filibuster to pass legislation in the Senate takes 60 votes — votes that Democrats don’t have without Republicans’ help.
If every senator is not on the same page, then the bill can only advance by breaking a filibuster on a motion to proceed — and that time-consuming process can take at least two days just to begin debate.
Those are the two exceptions; a supermajority is required to vote on and approve any other kind of Senate business.