“a stunning failure of leadership”
“This budget is the epitome of 'America Last.'”
“We are unstoppable.”
“Everything will get better.”
“I vowed not to let Israel or America’s friends in the Persian Gulf 'get hurt or fail in any way, shape, or form.'”
“I’m popular”

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On the recordJune 29, 2021
The filibuster doesn’t just mean a minority of senators can block critical legislation on everything from voting rights to the minimum wage. The filibuster undermines the basic principle that makes our democracy work, government of the people, by the people, for the people when we allow a political faction to block critical legislation that takes away that voice from the voters.
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Val Demings
Democratic · Florida
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msnbc.com

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Congresswoman Demings argues against the filibuster, emphasizing its negative impact on democracy and critical legislation.

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