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Alex Padilla: “Those joint resolutions that are going to be before us are…”

Featuring: Alex Padilla, Democratic | U.S. Senate from California

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Senator Alex Padilla's Defense of California's Clean Air Act Amid Senate Filibuster Debate

Published | Video Starts at 02:03

Now, they want to do that in order to bypass the filibuster in order to get the Clean Air Act. Now, as I stand here right now, Those joint resolutions that are going to be before us are subject to Rule 22, the Senate, and therefore subject to the 60 vote filibuster threshold. They are subject to debate. They are subject to amendments. That's already been determined in this moment. They are in regular legislation and are subject as a result to the legislative filibuster. (02:03–02:17)

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Asserts that the joint resolutions are currently subject to Rule 22 and the 60-vote filibuster threshold.

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