We need to get rid of the filibuster. And it’s not enough just to pass the Voting Rights Act. That is one piece of it, but the other piece is also S1, which is the bill that would actually make illegal many of these practices across the country.
Pramila Jayapal: “We need to get rid of the filibuster. And it’s not enough just to pass the Voting Rights Act. That is one piece of it…”
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Jayapal argues for the elimination of the filibuster to ensure the passage of voting rights legislation.
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