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Angus King: “The filibuster is not in the Constitution, we need to restore the Senate to what it was back when I worked there 40…”

On the recordOctober 20, 2021
The filibuster is not in the Constitution, we need to restore the Senate to what it was back when I worked there 40 years ago.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Senator King argues for changes to the filibuster rules to better reflect democratic principles.

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