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Mitch McConnell: Yes, actually, historians do not agree. It has no racial history at all, none. So, there`s no dispute among historians…

On the recordMarch 30, 2021
Yes, actually, historians do not agree. It has no racial history at all, none. So, there`s no dispute among historians about that.
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Mitch McConnell
Republican · Kentucky
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msnbc.com

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Mitch McConnell defends the filibuster against claims of its racial history.

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