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Chuck Schumer: “The filibuster has become a tool for obstruction.”

On the recordJune 22, 2010
The filibuster has become a tool for obstruction.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Schumer criticizes the filibuster's use in the Senate.

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