GOP Senator Warns Gutting Senate Filibuster to Pass SAVE America Act Is a ‘Foolish and Lazy Idea’

GOP senator warns gutting Senate filibuster to pass SAVE America Act is a ‘foolish and lazy idea’

Sen. Thom Tillis on Thursday blasted talk of ending the Senate filibuster to pass the “SAVE America Act” as a “foolish and lazy idea” and warned his party that pushing the president’s priority through the so-called talking filibuster would hand control to Democrats.

GOP Senator Denounces 'Foolish and Lazy' Idea Trump Keeps Pushing

A prominent Republican U.S. Senator strongly denounced as “foolish and lazy” an idea that President Donald Trump has repeatedly championed: eliminating the filibuster. The filibuster generally allows the minority party — currently the Democrats — to block legislation or procedures by requiring 60 votes instead of a simple majority. (Generally, because the majority party in theory could have 60 or more members, which has not happened since 2009 a…