Clinton told Jennifer Palmieri, the communications director for her 2016 presidential campaign, that the filibuster “stands in the way of a lot of legislation, and whether or not it can be either reformed or eliminated is what we will find out in the next few weeks.” It certainly should be lifted for constitutional matters, and I would put election law matters at the top of that list, Clinton said on an episode of Palmieri’s podcast, “Just Something About Her,” published on Thursday.
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