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Trump Calls to End the Filibuster As Another Government Shutdown Looms [View all]
President Donald Trump called for the Senate to eliminate the filibuster on Friday, sharing an op-ed from his Treasury Secretary making the case.
“It’s time to end the filibuster,” Trump posted to his Truth Social account while sharing screenshots from Scott Bessent’s op-ed with the same title.
Bessent wrote in the Washington Post, “The American people are just now emerging from the longest and most devastating government shutdown in U.S. history. And while the blame lies squarely with Senate Democrats, we cannot ignore the weapon they used to hold the country hostage: the legislative filibuster.”
Bessent went on to argue that Senate Republicans should end the filibuster in order to avoid another government shutdown in January, when Congress is set to battle yet again over keeping the government funded.
“By wielding the filibuster, which requires a 60-vote Senate supermajority to pass legislation, Democrats inflicted tremendous harm on the nation, including: $11 billion in permanent economic damage; an estimated 1.5 percentage points in lost GDP growth in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025; 9,500 canceled flights; and the paychecks of 1.4 million federal workers held for ransom by the left’s demands,” argued Bessent.
“It’s time to end the filibuster,” Trump posted to his Truth Social account while sharing screenshots from Scott Bessent’s op-ed with the same title.
Bessent wrote in the Washington Post, “The American people are just now emerging from the longest and most devastating government shutdown in U.S. history. And while the blame lies squarely with Senate Democrats, we cannot ignore the weapon they used to hold the country hostage: the legislative filibuster.”
Bessent went on to argue that Senate Republicans should end the filibuster in order to avoid another government shutdown in January, when Congress is set to battle yet again over keeping the government funded.
“By wielding the filibuster, which requires a 60-vote Senate supermajority to pass legislation, Democrats inflicted tremendous harm on the nation, including: $11 billion in permanent economic damage; an estimated 1.5 percentage points in lost GDP growth in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025; 9,500 canceled flights; and the paychecks of 1.4 million federal workers held for ransom by the left’s demands,” argued Bessent.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-calls-end-filibuster-another-212628258.html
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