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On the recordSeptember 5, 2021
This is yet another reason that we should get rid of the filibuster, so that we don’t have to have a supermajority to get anything important done in the Senate.
Said by
Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Hirono argues for filibuster reform to facilitate the passage of important legislation.

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