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Mitch Landrieu: The only way a filibuster can survive is if the arguments and the truth is strong enough to stand up to lies. That is…

On the recordNovember 12, 2003
The only way a filibuster can survive is if the arguments and the truth is strong enough to stand up to lies. That is the only way a filibuster survives. That is why this filibuster survives, because the truth is always stronger than a lie.
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Mitch Landrieu

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Discussing the nature of filibusters and the strength of truth in Senate debate.

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