I didn`t march in the streets and spent nights in jail as a young man to find myself fighting the same battles generations later. The Senate must eliminate the 60-vote threshold to end the filibuster on voting rights and civil rights legislation.
Clyburn advocates for eliminating the filibuster to protect voting rights and civil rights.
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I thank the gentlewoman for her comments. It is my pleasure now to yield to the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Figures).
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