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Amy Klobuchar: I favor abolishing the filibuster, and I came to that decision after years of inaction, after seeing how important…

On the recordJune 22, 2021
I favor abolishing the filibuster, and I came to that decision after years of inaction, after seeing how important legislation on things like climate change, and immigration reform, things where there was even bipartisan agreement got stopped because of an archaic procedure.
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Amy Klobuchar
Democratic · Minnesota
Source
msnbc.com

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Klobuchar advocates for abolishing the filibuster due to its obstruction of important legislation.

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