Sen. Schumer Says Senate Will Vote on Changes to Filibuster by MLK Day

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Sen. Schumer Says Senate Will Vote on Changes to Filibuster by MLK Day

“The Senate was designed to protect the political rights of the minority in the chamber, through the promise of debate and the opportunity to amend. But over the years, those rights have been warped and contorted to obstruct and embarrass the will of the majority – something our Founders explicitly opposed,” Sen. Schumer wrote in […]

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