Overview
- In a CNN interview, Sen. Rick Scott said the Senate should get rid of the rule that requires 60 votes to cut off debate and allow a vote.
- Anchor Kaitlan Collins read back his earlier praise of the filibuster when Republicans were the minority, and he then said he supports a talking filibuster that forces senators to hold the floor.
- Collins cited Majority Leader John Thune’s comment that Republicans do not have the votes to end the rule, which signals little chance of an immediate change.
- President Donald Trump posted that Republicans should terminate the filibuster to pass their agenda faster, echoing Scott’s new stance.
- Pressed on Florida’s new map that creates four Republican-leaning seats, Scott said he had not reviewed it and expected courts to resolve any challenges.