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Howard Griffith: “I think the 60-vote rule in the Senate is killing us.”

On the recordJuly 7, 2016
I think the 60-vote rule in the Senate is killing us.
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Howard Griffith
Republican · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Griffith criticizes the Senate's 60-vote requirement for legislation as detrimental.

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