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Chuck Schumer: when I came on the floor, my colleague was talking about the 214 years of tradition of no filibusters. Isn't it correct…

On the recordMay 18, 2005
when I came on the floor, my colleague was talking about the 214 years of tradition of no filibusters. Isn't it correct that on March 8 of 2000, my friend from Tennessee voted to uphold the filibuster of Richard Paez?
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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