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Joe Biden: “I would go back to that where you have to maintain the floor. You have to stand there and talk and hold the floor.”

On the recordJuly 23, 2021
I would go back to that where you have to maintain the floor. You have to stand there and talk and hold the floor.
Said by
Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Biden suggests a return to traditional filibuster practices requiring senators to actively hold the floor.

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