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James Talarico: “I think we should abolish the filibuster so that we can…”

Featuring: James Talarico, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 50

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Published | Video Starts at 33:16

Do you see any encouragement out of that? Where, where would you end up being on the filibuster? Well, in this case, it's. I agree with John Cornyn because I think we should abolish the filibuster so that we can actually govern in this country. I mean, people of Texas, they vote for leaders from a certain party and they want to see the results of that vote, whether it's the Republican Party or the Democratic Party. (33:16–33:24)

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Asserts support for abolishing the filibuster to improve governance.

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