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Rick Scott: “The filibuster was to stop debate. You still didn't have to…”

Featuring: Rick Scott, Republican | U.S. Senate, Florida

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Published | Video Starts at 02:10

So the. So, but it's going to take either getting rid of the filibuster or saying we're going to talk until we're, you know, done talking. The filibuster was to stop debate. You still didn't have to have 60 votes to pass a bill. so we have a get rid of the filibuster because the Democrats are abusing it, or say to ourselves, we're going to stay on the bill until the Democrats are tired of talking and we're going to pass it. (02:10–02:16)

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Asserts that the filibuster's purpose was to stop debate, not to require 60 votes to pass a bill.

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