And I want to be clear, as Representative Roy talked about, we're not even talking about getting rid of the filibuster, but take it to the nth degree if we were. The filibuster itself came in in 1806 and it was an accident. You heard that right. It was an accident in 1806 where Vice President Burr said something to a group of senators. (00:56–01:00)
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