PIERRE, (KCCR) — Last year, South Dakota Senator John Thune found himself fighting to preserve the filibuster, a maneuver in Congress to give voice to the minority party. Thune says after months of pushing to eliminate the procedures, Democrats found themselves embracing the filibuster…
That legislation was a bill to provide health care to children born following an attempted abortion. Thune says back in 2017 Democrats found favor in the filibuster when Republicans controlled the Senate…
Thune says he will continue to support the preservation of the filibuster despite its sometimes frustrating use…
Thune added he hopes Democrats keep their current enthusiasm for the filibuster for if and when they regain the majority in the Senate.
