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On the recordJuly 14, 2021
I think you`re very right to be hopeful and, again, a little bit of history here. When I first came to Senate, ten years ago, I voted, it was one of my first votes, to abolish the filibuster.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal expresses hope regarding the potential reform of the filibuster in relation to voting rights.

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