"The power needs to go to the president and let him get something done. If we don't, we're going to lose our country. It's going to be over with. So he's got three years, he's the last Trump that we'll have in office, he's hard nosed, he believes in this country, let's give him some support. If he wants to blow up the filibuster, I'm all for it."
"If we need to bust it, let's bust it. Lets' knock it down to 51 [votes], Tuberville told reporters. He continued: The power needs to go to the president and let him get something done. If we don't, we're going to lose our country. It's going to be over with. So he's got three years, he's the last Trump that we'll have in office, he's hard nosed, he believes in this country, let's give him some support. If he wants to blow up the filibuster, I'm all for it."
Sen. Tommy Tuberville urged eliminating the filibuster threshold and reducing it to 51 votes to allow the president to resolve the government shutdown. Tuberville said presidential power must increase so the president can get things done, warning that failure would risk losing the country. Tuberville asserted President Trump has three years and labeled him the last Trump to hold the office, calling him hard-nosed and deserving support if he wants to "blow up the filibuster." Sen. John Kennedy said he told the president he opposes scrapping the filibuster and described his role as killing bad ideas. The article notes historical precedents of children following parents into the presidency, citing George W. Bush after George H.W. Bush.
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