We all want bipartisan ship. We all strive for it. We have a responsibility to do so. But when we cannot have it, we cannot confine our democracy to what might be possible. So, I ask our colleagues in the Senate, respectfully for what you they think the filibuster means, to compare that to way the equities against our democracy because nothing less is at stake than our democracy.
On the recordJanuary 17, 2022
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House Speaker Pelosi addresses the need for action on voting rights legislation despite the challenges of achieving bipartisanship.
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