US EditionBessent Joins Trump’s Push to End Filibuster
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said ending the filibuster is necessary to prevent another shutdown and called the 60-vote rule a procedural obstacle, citing the 43-day shutdown.
- On Sunday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for elimination of the filibuster, urging Senate Republicans to immediately end it if the government shuts down again in late January when the recently-passed spending bill expires.
- Amid the aftermath of the 43-day shutdown, Bessent argued the 60-vote threshold is a `procedural fossil` that held the country `hostage` as context for his call for change.
- Despite outside pressure, leadership argued that the push to eliminate the filibuster lacked support from Republican leadership in the House and Senate, including House Speaker Mike Johnson .
- January will test whether Republicans have the courage to abolish the filibuster, Scott Bessent warned, concluding that if Democrats close the government on Jan. 30, Republicans must act immediately.
- Framing his argument in print, Bessent echoed a Republican claim that relying on Democrats to uphold the filibuster was `wishful thinking`, referencing earlier warnings by President Donald Trump.
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Bessent urges Republicans that it's 'time to end the filibuster'
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent encouraged Republicans to eliminate the filibuster in a Washington Post op-ed on Sunday."For generations, the filibuster has been romanticized as the Senate's guardian of deliberation," Bessent wrote. "In reality, it is a historical accident that has evolved into a standing veto for the minority and a license for paralysis. What once seemed like a dignified brake on hasty lawmaking now blocks even routine go…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent publicly supported on Sunday the efforts of President Donald Trump to officially eliminate the rule of filibusterism in the Senate. Through an opinion article published in the Washington Post, Bessent explained the reasons why he made this decision, noting as one of the main points not only the fact that the country has just emerged from the closure of the longest government in its history, but also the negative …
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