Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he and other researchers could not find a single piece of legislation in history that had been passed using the 'talking filibuster' approach proposed for the voting bill.
Notes on verification
Multiple independent outlets (AP wire, Fox News, The Hill, Daily Caller) directly quote Thune making this or nearly identical statements across separate occasions in Feb-March 2026, confirming attribution. [tier=silver indep_score=0.857 clusters=7 claim_tier=notable | kind=attributed eligibility=high]
Sources
- Trump pushes GOP on voting bill and demands end to most mail ... (seed:politics_and_current_events)
- https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/world-policy/article/2026/03/11/thune-says-senate-consider-voting (corroboration)
- https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2026/03/10/thune-says-senate-to-consider-voting-bill-but-pushes-back-on-demands-for-talking-filibuster/ (corroboration)
- https://abcnews.com/Politics/wireStory/thune-senate-voting-bill-pushes-back-demands-talking-130949476 (corroboration)
- https://www.foxnews.com/politics/thune-accuses-critics-creating-false-expectations-amid-backlash-over-stalled-save-america-act (corroboration)
- https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5777802-talking-filibuster-gop-debate/ (corroboration)
- https://www.aol.com/news/john-thune-asked-why-gop-020352618.html (corroboration)
- https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/thune-schedules-doomed-save-america-act-vote-dashing-maga-hopes-for-filibuster-fight/ (corroboration)