Yes, I'm sure they have found allies and people that agree with them. That doesn't mean the debate is over or lost. If everyone in government agreed on this issue, they would have passed it years ago.
Obama's whitehouse was the reason the FBI never got very far on this issue. Even up until he left, all he could agree to was that it was an issue and solutions should be looked into. Obviously Trump is much more open to passing something on this than Obama was. But note Congress never put a bill on Obama's desk... even the floated Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016 got little congressional support, and ended up never being introduced.