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On the recordSeptember 21, 2016
You've had the minority leader of the United States Senate filibuster the defense appropriations bills, not three times, as my colleagues have said--six times in the last year and a half year.
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Dan Sullivan
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Sullivan highlights the frequency of filibusters on defense appropriations by the minority leader.

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