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Josh Brecheen: “Since 1975, when they reduced it to 60 vote threshold, they…”

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 06:55

… rationale and the people would be informed back home and they could call or, or write in and say, hey, I disagree with you. And pressure could be BU. But Since 1975, when they reduced it to 60 vote threshold, they also changed it to a silent filibuster. And that means you can just notify through a phone call one United States senator put a hold on something and a lot of people don't know what's going on. (06:55–07:01)

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Asserts that in 1975, the filibuster was changed to a silent one with a 60-vote threshold.

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