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Jim Clyburn: “If the president wants to keep the filibuster, fine. Let do it for civil rights and voting rights.”

On the recordMarch 9, 2021
If the president wants to keep the filibuster, fine. Let do it for civil rights and voting rights.
Said by
Jim Clyburn
Democratic · South Carolina
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Clyburn discusses the filibuster in relation to civil rights and voting rights legislation.

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