After the majority party failed to pass a major voting bill when a few members of the party opposed changing the rules around the Senate filibuster, Sen. John Thune of South Dakota’s wiry legs descended the stairs as he told The Independent Republicans would not change the body’s key voting rule.
“Obviously, the filibuster is the feature of the Senate that protects the rights of minority and gives a voice to minority in this country,” Thune said. He noted that Republicans had resisted the temptation to ditch the filibuster when Donald Trump had called on Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to kill it in 2017.
