editorialists from across the country have recognized the filibuster must end. The Concord Monitor of New Hampshire called on the Senate to ``Remove the Senate filibuster roadblock,'' noting, ``The filibuster rule has rendered the Senate dysfunctional and harmed the nation's ability to deal with pressing issues.'' The Los Angeles Times said `` . . . both parties should be willing to eliminate such anti-democratic practices as the filibuster. . . .'' Editorials throughout the country have called for reform of the filibuster.
Tom Harkin: “editorialists from across the country have recognized the filibuster must end. The Concord Monitor of New Hampshire…”
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Harkin addresses the need to reform the Senate filibuster based on national editorial opinions.
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