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filibuster. maybe it is time to look at ending the filibuster. you know, we ve got the abortion issue that the majority of the people in this country are in favor of and you ve got the voting rights issue. yeah. again, the majority of the people. the senate won t act. get rid of this arcane internal rule that s nowhere in the constitution and let s move these policies forward. sounds easy when you say it, congresswoman, but obviously there s a reason why the filibuster is still there because you have folks like senator joe manchin who are in favor of the filibuster, as you said. publicly he has said it, especially when it comes to voting rights. what else can be done? is there a likelihood that folks in congress could be more emboldened to getting rid of the filibuster when it comes especially to abortion rights? well, public sentiment is certainly on that side. you see it across the country. they re already talking about another big women s march that would be on this issue. y

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