WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) have defended the value of the filibuster after President Donald Trump urged Senate Republicans to eliminate it in order to fund the government.
“The filibuster has traditionally been viewed as a very important safeguard. If the shoe was on the other foot, I don’t think our team would like it,” Johnson told reporters at a press conference with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Oct. 31, the 31st day of the government shutdown.
When asked whether Thune might seek to change the filibuster, a spokesperson for the leader told The Epoch Times via email that his “position on the importance of the legislative filibuster is unchanged.”…
Speaker Johnson, Leader Thune Skeptical of Trump’s Proposal to Overturn Filibuster
