Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., said Monday on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America” that the Senate filibuster – the 60-vote threshold needed to pass most legislation – should be “tweaked” to help reopen the federal government, arguing that Senate Democrats are to blame for the ongoing shutdown.
“I agree with the president – the filibuster needs to be tweaked,” Carter said. “I think that you can do it in such a way as to surgically adjust it and not have to do it with a sledgehammer.”
He added that a narrowly tailored change could exempt shutdown situations, allowing essential government functions to resume while preserving the broader rule.
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