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Eric Sentell
Eric Sentell

Jun 3, 2021

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If Only We Could Filibuster at Work

Senate filibuster blocks Jan. 6 commission “because reasons”

(Photo by Harold Mendoza on Unsplash)

The U.S. Senate voted 54–35 on ending the filibuster and forming a bipartisan “9/11 style” commission to investigate the January 6 Capitol Insurrection and ensure such an attack on our government doesn’t happen — or come so close to succeeding — ever again.

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