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Ron Johnson: “We have made it easier for government to grow, particularly in 1975 when we lowered that filibuster threshold to only…”

On the recordMarch 13, 2012
We have made it easier for government to grow, particularly in 1975 when we lowered that filibuster threshold to only three-fifths.
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Ron Johnson
Republican · Wisconsin

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Ron Johnson discusses the impact of lowering the filibuster threshold on government growth.

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