Pramila Jayapal said "We can’t go back as I said to voters and say sorry, the arcane Senate rules told us we couldn’t do what we promised." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 26, 2021

We can’t go back as I said to voters and say sorry, the arcane Senate rules told us we couldn’t do what we promised.

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Jayapal stresses that Democrats must not use Senate rules as an excuse for failing to deliver on their promises to voters.

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