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Angus King: “If the filibuster went away, we would be facing a nationwide…”

Featuring: Angus King, Independent | U.S. Senate Maine

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Voting With Republicans: One of The Senators Defends His Decision

Published | Video Starts at 24:05

Instead of. Instead of opting to press for negotiations, he pressed for ending the filibuster. And Katie, you talk about a disaster. If the filibuster went away, we would be facing a nationwide voter suppression law, a nationwide abortion ban, the abolishment of the ACA. So we're playing with fire here. Now people can say, well, it was just an empty threat. I don't think so. (24:05–24:15)

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Asserts potential consequences of ending the filibuster, including voter suppression laws, abortion bans, and ACA abolishment.

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