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On the recordJanuary 18, 2022
Today’s filibuster doesn’t encourage debate. It promotes cowardice. Senators can torpedo bills without saying a single word in public or even stepping to the floor of the United States Senate. This is not how a so-called deliberative body should operate.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts
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msnbc.com

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Senator Warren criticized the current filibuster rules for hindering debate.

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