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On the recordJanuary 19, 2022
What is the legislative filibuster, other than a tool that requires new federal policy to be broadly supported by senators representing a broader cross-section of Americans, a guardrail?
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Kyrsten Sinema
Independent · Arizona
Source
msnbc.com

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Sinema defends the legislative filibuster as a necessary tool for ensuring broad support for new federal policies.

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