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Chuck Schumer: “Reconciliation was not, is not and will not be intended to…”

Featuring: Chuck Schumer, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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I'm Live: On the Senate Floor, 3.25.26

Published | Video Starts at 05:58

You're going to find it very difficult to jam massive changes to the American election system, to turn the American election system inside out, as it were, by using a process that was never designed for that purpose. Reconciliation was not, is not and will not be intended to be a backdoor for sweeping election law. That's not what it's for. So if Republicans want to head down that road, they should understand it will be a hard road. (05:58–06:08)

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Asserts that reconciliation is not intended for major election law changes.

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