President Donald Trump has several reasons to keep pressure on Senate Republicans to abolish the filibuster — even with the government back open.
Some of his GOP colleagues are joining in the call.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt repeated her call this week to remove the parliamentary procedure that requires a 60-vote threshold in the Senate to pass bills. In an interview on “Pod Force One,” Leavitt told Senate Republicans to “get off their butts” and abolish the filibuster to move Trump’s agenda.
In interviews with Bloomberg Government, a handful of senators said they remain open to discussing changes ...