Republican lawmakers are pushing back against President Donald Trump’s renewed call for the party’s lawmakers to scrap the legislative filibuster, despite the government shutdown stretching into a record second month.
“The filibuster has traditionally been viewed as a very important safeguard,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said this week, warning that ending the filibuster could hurt Republicans if Democrats take control of Congress in the future, reported The Hill on Saturday.
“If the shoe was on the other foot, I don’t think our team would like it,” the Louisiana Republican said, noting that Democrats would be able to push sweeping changes such as making the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico states, restructuring the Supreme Court or imposing gun bans.
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