McConnell: “Filibuster Will Stand” Under GOP Control

Fox News reports:

With Republicans projected to win the Senate majority in the 2024 election, “the filibuster will stand,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell noted on Wednesday.

Even when one party controls a slim majority of Senate seats, the other party can still block legislation from advancing due to the significant threshold required for overcoming the filibuster.

Fox News Media contributor Jonathan Turley tweeted early on Wednesday, “Roughly ten minutes ago, the “end of the filibuster” movement suddenly went silent. In the morning, the rights of the minority will suddenly become the cause célèbre of Washington…”

Read the full article. Let’s see how long that lasts.

Senate Republican Leader McConnell says “one of the most gratifying results” of his party regaining the majority in the chamber is that the “filibuster will stand.”

“I think this shifting to a Republican Senate majority helps control the guardrails.” https://t.co/8cLezGbQxQ pic.twitter.com/i3rvXCUgu5

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