McConnell: Votes aren't there to nix filibuster

[DonViejo]

BY JORDAIN CARNEY - 06/27/18 09:40 AM EDT

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday said that the Senate will not be nixing the 60-vote legislative filibuster despite a renewed call by President Trump to do so.

McConnell, speaking at a Politico Playbook event, said the support wasn't there in the Senate for getting rid of the filibuster, which has sparked frustration among House conservatives and the White House.

"With the regard to the filibuster rule, as I've told him repeatedly, the votes aren't there to change it. They just aren't there," McConnell said later adding, "I simply disagree with the president about the harm that [the filibuster] does."

McConnell has joined the majority of senators in repeatedly defending the filibuster despite pressure from the White House and conservatives to get rid of the higher vote threshold, which can be used to block GOP priorities from passing the Senate because it requires Democratic support for most legislation.

"I always say, 'Well we're just more important than you are.' Not really," McConnell quipped about how he responds to House members complaining about the Senate rules.

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[Yonnie3]

1. Is he worried about being in the minority in the future?

You betcha!

[mercuryblues]

2. republikkklans

heavily relied on the filibuster during the Obama years. I am surprised that traitor McTraitor face isn't trying to repeal it. Karma is biting them in the ass.