I do not want to get rid of the filibuster, but as I will argue, I think we need a different number.
Chuck Schumer: “I do not want to get rid of the filibuster, but as I will argue, I think we need a different number.”
On the recordApril 21, 2010
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Schumer advocates for reforming the filibuster rather than abolishing it.
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