The only reason they did at that point in time is they had Kirsten Sineman and Joe Manchin saying no. They purged those two people from the party. So I believe Democrats, next time they're in control, they got the power, they will end the filibuster. But I've got a lot of colleagues in my conference, again realizing how valuable the filibuster has been at stopping bad legislation, who are hoping against all hope Democrats won't do it. (10:21–10:28)
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Asserts belief that Democrats will end the filibuster when they regain control.
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