We changed the rules most recently here, just about six weeks ago on nominees Trump executive branch nominees that Democrats had just completely filibustered and shut that process down. So we opened it up. The legislative filibuster is designed to protect the voice of the minority in this country. And it's been used effectively for a long time to do just that. And it's prevented a lot of bad things from happening. (04:27–04:32)
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