Arizona State University political scientist Steven Smith said that President Woodrow Wilson supported the first of several filibuster workarounds, which was enacted in 1917.
Sources
- The federal shutdown and the Senate filibuster: What could happen now? | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera (aljazeera.com)
- https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/filibusters-cloture/senate-adopts-cloture-rule.htm (senate.gov)
- https://politifact.com/article/2025/nov/04/trump-government-shutdown-filibuster-senate/ (politifact.com)
- https://brookings.edu/testimonies/the-history-of-the-filibuster/amp (brookings.edu)
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