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Don Beyer: “We love the idea of actually turning the democracy back over to the majority vote idea rather than the 60-vote limit.”

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.
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Don Beyer
Democratic · Virginia
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

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

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