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2005-05-23T15:37:12-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYmFjXC8yMDA1MDUyMzExMzAwMjAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==In 2005, then-Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) delivered a speech on the Senate floor in defense of the filibuster and warning Republicans against using the so-called "Nuclear Option." "Getting rid of the filibuster has longterm consequences...Once you change the rules and surrender the Senate's institutional power you never get it back...You cannot change the Senate rules by pure majority vote,' Biden says.
In 2005, then-Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) delivered a speech on the Senate floor in defense of the filibuster and warning Republicans against u… read more
In 2005, then-Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) delivered a speech on the Senate floor in defense of the filibuster and warning Republicans against using the so-called "Nuclear Option." "Getting rid of the filibuster has longterm consequences...Once you change the rules and surrender the Senate's institutional power you never get it back...You cannot change the Senate rules by pure majority vote,' Biden says. close
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