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On the recordSeptember 3, 2021
we need filibuster reform also. At least you have a shot at it if you don’t have to have 60 votes to codify Roe v. Wade at the federal level.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii
Source
msnbc.com

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Hirono emphasizes the need for filibuster reform to advance abortion rights legislation.

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