On the recordMarch 15, 2021
You cannot have a democracy that record 60 percent of the vote on everything. And that’s what the Republicans have done. They have made a mockery of what the Senate should be.
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msnbc.comYou cannot have a democracy that record 60 percent of the vote on everything. And that’s what the Republicans have done. They have made a mockery of what the Senate should be.
Reid criticizes the Republican use of the filibuster to obstruct legislation.
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