If we`re going to achieve anything meaningful for working families, we must use reconciliation, abolish the filibuster, pass legislation with 51 votes. We can`t afford to wait.
Bernie Sanders: “If we`re going to achieve anything meaningful for working families, we must use reconciliation, abolish the filibuster…”
On the recordMay 7, 2021
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Bernie Sanders calls for legislative action to support working families.
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