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Kyrsten Sinema: “Eliminating the 60-vote threshold will simply guarantee that we lose a critical tool that we need to safeguard our…”

On the recordJanuary 16, 2022
Eliminating the 60-vote threshold will simply guarantee that we lose a critical tool that we need to safeguard our democracy from threats in the years to come.
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Kyrsten Sinema
Independent · Arizona
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Sinema explains her opposition to changing the filibuster rules, emphasizing the importance of the 60-vote threshold.

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