The filibuster has to go. It is a relic of a Jim Crow past and is now being used to block the agenda, which our country voted for last November with a Democratic House, Senate and President.
Ed Markey: “The filibuster has to go. It is a relic of a Jim Crow past and is now being used to block the agenda, which our country…”
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Markey emphasizes the need to eliminate the filibuster, linking it to historical racial discrimination and current legislative obstruction.
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