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Joni Ernst: “The filibuster forces compromises, and this is what Republicans did when they were in the majority in both the House and…”

On the recordMarch 22, 2021
The filibuster forces compromises, and this is what Republicans did when they were in the majority in both the House and the Senate and holding the White House.
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Joni Ernst
Republican · Iowa
Source
msnbc.com

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Joni Ernst defends the filibuster as a tool for compromise based on past Republican practices.

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