CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPRead on for a look at how the nuclear option could change the Senate. What is the nuclear option? The nuclear option would change Senate precedent, to require only a simple majority to pass a bill as opposed to the 60-vote majority required now. Republicans must go to Nuclear Option to pass tough laws NOW,” he tweeted in April. Senate Republicans used the nuclear option in 2017 to overcome a Democratic filibuster and confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.

Source: Fox News December 21, 2018 14:15 UTC