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Josh Brecheen: “Federalist 22 makes the strongest argument. It's just the…”

Featuring: Josh Brecheen, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 2nd Congressional District

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In Depth: Rep. Josh Brecheen on why he wants to end the Senate filibuster

Published | Video Starts at 05:54

And what we've done is through the filibuster that senators love to go out and convey as tradition and yet try to give the impression of constitutionality. Federalist 22 makes the strongest argument. It's just the opposite. It's unconstitutional. So let me ask you this, because the president wants this save act so bad, but we know the closer we get to November, the more your colleagues are going to come home and nothing's going to get done at all. (05:54–05:59)

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Asserts that Federalist 22 argues the filibuster is unconstitutional.

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