That's what it's going to boil down to, right? The crossroads are now 10 Republicans to step up and do the right thing or, short of that, redo, undo these outdated rules in the United States Senate for the sake of our democracy, and, yes, in time for the 2022 elections.
Alex Padilla: “That's what it's going to boil down to, right? The crossroads are now 10 Republicans to step up and do the right thing…”
On the recordSeptember 13, 2021
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Padilla discusses the urgency of reforming Senate rules to protect democracy ahead of the 2022 elections.
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