Congressional Republicans are pushing back on calls from the White House to end the filibuster so that Republicans don't need the help of Democrats to pass a bill to reopen the government. CBS News' Lindsey Reiser explains what the filibuster is, and why the Senate has held on to the rule for decades.
How the Senate filibuster works and what advocates and critics say about it
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