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On the recordMay 14, 2021
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.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington
Source
msnbc.com

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Jayapal argues for the elimination of the filibuster to ensure the passage of voting rights legislation.

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