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Joe Biden: “The filibuster is a relic from the Jim Crow era.”

On the recordMarch 24, 2021
The filibuster is a relic from the Jim Crow era.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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President Biden discusses the filibuster and its implications for passing legislation.

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