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Mitch McConnell: The filibuster is a tool that has been used to protect minority rights in the Senate.

On the recordApril 21, 2010
The filibuster is a tool that has been used to protect minority rights in the Senate.
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Mitch McConnell
Republican · Kentucky

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McConnell defends the filibuster as a means to safeguard minority interests.

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