… hard to speak truth to the president that we were not going to nuke the filibuster. And 61 of us signed a letter in his first term. Almost every one 61 of us signed a letter in [President Biden's] first term...except for Joe Manchin, voted to nuke the filibuster two years after signing a letter saying they'd never do it. So they arguably not only have not voted on a bipartisan basis, but they took the most partisan vote you could take on the Senate floor. You've been really outspoken about January 6th. (30:00–30:17)
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Asserts that 61 Senators signed a letter against nuking the filibuster but later voted to do so, except Joe Manchin.
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