Jim Clyburn: “If you could make exceptions for nominees and reconciliation, you can…”

On the recordJuly 13, 2021

If you could make exceptions for nominees and reconciliation, you can make exceptions for legislation to protect fundamental constitutional rights.

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Democratic · South Carolina

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House Majority Whip Clyburn advocates for a carve-out in the filibuster for voting rights legislation.

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