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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “The filibuster presently takes responsibility away from…”

Featuring: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic | U.S. House, New York, District 14

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AOC in Conversation with David Axelrod

Published | Video Starts at 46:41

And so if you want to take the SAVE act, for example, example, I think that there are in many ways in which The filibuster presently takes responsibility away from senators. because when you have to meet a 60 vote threshold, nothing is real anymore. You're not really responsible for any consequential decisions outside of reconciliation. (46:41–46:52)

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Asserts that the filibuster allows senators to avoid accountability.

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