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John Fetterman: “Thank God we had people that stood there, whether it's…”

Featuring: John Fetterman, Democratic | U.S. Senate Pennsylvania

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Published | Video Starts at 10:42

In my cycle in 2020, every single Democrat identified. We have to. We have to eliminate the filibuster. Seems like it made sense now. And thank God, Thank God we had people that stood there, whether it's Senator Manchin or Senator Sinema. You know, history has vindicated their wisdom to do that thing. And now Democrats, we all wanted to get rid of it in 22 and 2025. We love it. (10:42–10:50)

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Asserts that Senators Manchin and Sinema were correct in their stance on the filibuster.

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