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Van Jones: There's going to need to be a real effort here. If you've got to push the filibuster to one side, you've got to do it to…

On the recordMarch 24, 2021
There's going to need to be a real effort here. If you've got to push the filibuster to one side, you've got to do it to protect the right to vote.
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Van Jones

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Jones emphasizes the need for the Biden administration to take significant action to protect voting rights, even if it means altering Senate rules.

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