Schumer Declares ‘Everything Is on the Table’ With the Filibuster if GOP Tries To Block Legislation

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) appeared to suggest he is willing to eliminate, or make changes to, the filibuster if Republicans try to block legislation.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Schumer said, “We Democrats, all of us, believe we need big, bold change. As I’ve said before, we hope our Republican colleagues will work with us to produce that change.”

“We will try to get them to work with us. But if not, we will put our heads together and figure out how to go, and everything is on the table,” he added.

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According to the Senate’s website, the filibuster is a “a loosely defined term for action designed to prolong debate and delay or prevent a vote on a bill, resolution, amendment, or other debatable question.”

Under the current rules of the chamber, 60 votes are needed to pass legislation. That means Democrats would need at least 10 Republicans to vote in favor of legislation to advance their agenda.

However, some have suggested that if the filibuster stands in the way of passing legislation, Democrats should abolish it.

The New York senator’s comments come after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned