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The Filibuster in the Senate Is a Legacy of the Dark Days of Our Country
I've been calling for us to get rid of the filibuster. I was a voting rights lawyer before I came to Congress. And our big push in the last Congress, as you probably remember, was the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. It's obviously a legacy of some of the darkest days of our country but it's also at this point just standing in the way of fundamental reforms that are necessary to keep our democracy thriving.