High-Ranking Dem Says He’s ‘Leaning’ Toward Abolishing Filibuster

Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), the Democratic Party’s second highest-ranking politician in the Senate, said Friday that he is “leaning” toward abolishing the filibuster, a Senate procedure that has increasingly drawn scrutiny from Democrats looking to pass increasingly radical legislation.

“I can tell you that’s where I’m leaning,” Durbin told the “Skullduggery” podcast, according to Yahoo News. “I will tell you, I have been frustrated for a hell of a long time because of this filibuster.”