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Dave McCormick: “The Democrats were saying they would make Puerto Rico and…”

Featuring: Dave McCormick, Republican | U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

Sen. Dave McCormick on Iran, Election Integrity, AI, and America's Defense Future

Published June 28, 2026 | Video Starts at 02:13

So that's why there's pressure on Republicans now to do it. Well, when I was campaigning, I campaigned against eliminating the filibuster. The Democrats were saying they would make Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. states four new Senate seats. That would be Democrat packing the Supreme Court. And now that I'm in the Senate, I'd have to acknowledge it is incredibly frustrating that the Democrats have been such obstructionist. (02:13–02:19)

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Asserts that Democrats proposed statehood for Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. to gain Senate seats.

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