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On the recordJune 28, 2021
the filibuster as a tool for compromise. One can debate when that was true. It`s certainly not true now. So, the residual language there is that, no, it`s not a moderating device. It`s not a compromising device. It`s a Mitch McConnell hostage-taking device.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia
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