Rep. Alex Mooney: Bring back the ‘talking filibuster’

Published February 25, 2019 5:03am ET



The American people elected President Trump with a historic mandate to secure our southern border and protect our communities. Yet nearly two years into the Trump presidency, the border wall that is the centerpiece of Trump’s “Make America Great Again” agenda remains largely unbuilt.

The reason is simple: Democrats have obstructed this president at every turn, even shutting down the government for the longest period in American history to ensure the wall would not be funded.

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