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On the recordJanuary 18, 2022
Does it really seem like the dreamers of our Constitution envision the system where a minority of senators can stand in the way of legislation and stop it altogether, stop the vote, stop the consideration, throw a wrench into a process, take it off the rails and just walk out the door and go home? That is not what they envisioned.
Said by
Amy Klobuchar
Democratic · Minnesota
Source
msnbc.com

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Senator Klobuchar criticized the current Senate rules that allow a minority to block legislation.

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