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On the recordJune 6, 2022
We love the idea of actually turning the democracy back over to the majority vote idea rather than the 60-vote limit.
Said by
Don Beyer
Democratic · Virginia
Source
msnbc.com

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Beyer advocates for using reconciliation to bypass the filibuster for gun safety legislation.

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