Trump wants the Senate to drop the filibuster rule so Republicans can end the shutdown with a simple majority vote.
Trump wants the Senate to drop the filibuster rule so Republicans can end the shutdown with a simple majority vote.
By Louis Jacobson | PolitiFact
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As Republicans and Democrats battle for the upper hand in the federal government shutdown, President Donald Trump has zeroed in on a new target for potentially breaking the deadlock: eliminating the Senate filibuster.
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The filibuster is the Senate rule for agreement by 60 of its 100 members to pass most legislation.
