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Ron Johnson: “Every Republican senator wanted to maintain the filibuster…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Ron Johnson Exposes the GOP Filibuster Cowards: 'Pandora's Box Is Already Open!

Published | Video Starts at 08:58

What should Thune be making kind of his actions to do? How much blame does he bear? Help. Help me figure this out. Well, it's not Thune's fault he doesn't have the votes. But again, Every Republican senator wanted to maintain the filibuster when we were in the minority and Joe Manchin and Sinema voted not to end it. Sure. And we were all on board. So there's a great reluctance within our party. It's not just four members. There are a lot of Republican senators that don't want to be the vote. (08:58–09:06)

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Asserts that all Republican senators wanted to maintain the filibuster when in the minority, and Manchin and Sinema voted not to end it.

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