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On the recordMay 24, 2022
You don`t have to undo the filibuster to find ways around the filibuster and prevent Mitch McConnell from using it as a tool of minority special interest rule.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse suggests alternatives to bypass the filibuster to achieve gun reform.

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