Nuclear 2.0? Jeb Bush Is Open to Ending the Senate Filibuster to Repeal Obamacare
The ex-governor is willing to go where rival Republican candidate Ted Cruz has so far been unwilling.
Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida and 2016 Republican presidential candidate, speaks during the Faith and Freedom Coalition's "Road to Majority" conference in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, June 19, 2015.
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Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said Friday he's open to eliminating the Senate's 60-vote threshold if it helps Congress repeal Obamacare and enact "free-market oriented" health care reforms.
Appearing on Hugh Hewitt's radio show, the former Florida governor was asked if he'd support invoking the "Reid rule"—also known as the "nuclear option"—to nix the legislative filibuster to replace the Affordable Care Act.