I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of H.R. 5890. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 5890) to correct a technical error in Public Law 112 122. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
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The filibuster is nondemocratic. It has been used to the disarray of the Congress. And, certainly, it hasn’t been anything that has helped -- been helpful to the American people. It’s got to go.
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