McConnell expects filibuster to remain intact with Republicans winning control of the Senate
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Sen. Mitch McConnell suggested that with the GOP winning the Senate majority in the 2024 elections, the filibuster will remain intact.
"In 1975 the Senate reduced the number of votes required for cloture from two-thirds of senators voting to three-fifths of all senators duly chosen and sworn, or 60 of the 100-member Senate," senate.gov notes. Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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…"
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