On the recordMarch 22, 2021
We are long past the Senate being this entity that is one that's engaged in debate. They don't even debate now, when they engage in a filibuster.
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transcripts.cnn.comWe are long past the Senate being this entity that is one that's engaged in debate. They don't even debate now, when they engage in a filibuster.
Congresswoman Speier critiques the current state of the Senate and its dysfunction regarding legislation.
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