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Barbara Boxer: “Mitch McConnell did away with the filibuster, okay, for Supreme Court judges. Now, that hit me right here because I…”

On the recordSeptember 1, 2021
Mitch McConnell did away with the filibuster, okay, for Supreme Court judges. Now, that hit me right here because I defended the filibuster for Supreme Court judges, and that was the reason it still was there. He did away with it, single shot.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Barbara Boxer criticizes Mitch McConnell for eliminating the filibuster for Supreme Court nominations, emphasizing the impact on voting rights and women's rights.

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