Chuck Schumer Says Ending Filibuster Still 'On the Table' But We'll 'Test' GOP First On 3/16/21 at 12:18 AM EDT Democratic Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer of New York has said that eliminating the filibuster will be "on the table" if Republicans fail to vote for legislation meant to "test" them. Progressive Democrats have supported eliminating the filibuster in order to bypass Republicans opposed to President Joe Biden's legislative agenda. However, Republicans and some moderate Democrats say that eliminating the filibuster will kill any hope of senatorial bipartisanship. In a Monday night interview with MSNBC commentator Rachel Maddow, Schumer said that if Senate Republicans don't support some of the Democrat's soon-to-be-debated legislation, then the caucus will explore its options—including eliminating the filibuster.