Jeff Merkley actually said...
Yes, it`s very troubling for our democracy. You think about that ancient saying about the senate`s the world`s greatest deliberative body, yet we have evolved through a change of culture where the minority set on obstruction has veto power over whether a topic can even be debated.
Context
Merkley discusses the troubling state of the Senate's ability to function and the impact of obstruction on democracy.
10/20/2021