"Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) is urging his Republican colleagues to use the so-called nuclear option and get rid of the filibuster for spending bills in order to reopen the federal government. There are no winners here. It's not getting better every day here. People are going to start to get really hungry and I've been fully, fully committed to fund SNAP [Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program], open up the government, said Fetterman, arguing that people need to eat."
"He then said that he would support the GOP ditching the filibuster and thus the 60-vote requirement to end debate on legislation in order to do just that. Carve it out for that, absolutely, said Fetterman. We ran on that, we ran on killing the filibuster and now we love it. Carve it out so we can move on. I support it because it makes it more difficult to shut the government down in the future and that's where it's entirely appropriate."
Senator John Fetterman urged Republicans to use the so-called nuclear option to remove the filibuster for spending bills and reopen the federal government. Fetterman, one of three Democrats who voted for a continuing resolution at the shutdown's outset, said the failure to pass funding leaves no winners and risks hunger, emphasizing commitment to fund SNAP. He argued for carving out a filibuster exception for spending bills to prevent future shutdowns, noting the caucus ran on killing the filibuster. Most Democrats voted to remove the filibuster for an elections overhaul in 2022, with Schumer indicating possible legislative reform.
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