Senate Republicans are resisting President Donald Trump’s escalating calls to eliminate the filibuster to end the government shutdown.
“We don’t have the votes to do it anyway,” Sen. Steve Daines told reporters on Tuesday. “It’s a moot point.”
Dozens of Senate Republicans — including top leaders — are on the record opposing the procedural maneuver to eliminate the filibuster, marking a rare fracture between the president and the Senate. Removing the filibuster requires a simple majority in the Senate.