This position we're in now, which is ahistorical, is that every single piece of legislation is being subject to the filibuster. So Every single bill now has to have a 60 vote threshold which has just not been the case outside the last 20 or 30 years. And both parties have contributed to this. To be very clear, in many ways, Democrats use this as a weapon to block Republican legislation. (12:43–12:50)
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Asserts that every bill now requires a 60-vote threshold, a change from the past 20-30 years.
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