Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/president-obama-speaks-on-senate-filibuster-reform Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story President Barack Obama spoke Thursday on the Senate’s vote on the "nuclear option," which approved a new standard of simply needed a majority vote instead of a supermajority to approve of presidential nominations (Supreme Court nominees withstanding). Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from Nov 21, 2013