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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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