Fmr Sen. Brown to Newsmax: Speaker Johnson Right on Keeping Filibuster

Former Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., told Newsmax on Friday that House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is right to oppose eliminating the Senate filibuster.

He warned that Democrats would exploit its removal to consolidate power and erode conservative influence in Congress.

Brown appeared on “The Record With Greta Van Susteren,” weighing in on President Donald Trump’s call Thursday night to end the filibuster as a means of reopening the government, which has been shut down since Oct. 1.

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