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On the recordDecember 1, 2008
Saxby Chambliss has been calling a firewall in Washington against Barack Obama's agenda because it means that Democrats won't get that 60 vote filibuster proof majority.
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Saxby Chambliss
Republican · Georgia

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Chambliss discusses the implications of his election victory on the ability of Democrats to block Republican initiatives.

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