James Lankford: “The current form [of the filibuster] that we're living under…”

“We should not get rid of the filibuster. The filibuster has been a core in the United States Senate since the early 1800s. There's been different forms of it over the year. The current form [of the filibuster] that we're living under was actually done in 1975. But what's unique about the filibuster and about the United States Senate, it's the only place in our government where both sides have to talk to each other.” (07:41–07:45)

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