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Senate GOP Blocks Debate On Voting Rights Bill Again - The Last Word - MSNBC
Sen. Jeff Merkley, who helped negotiate the Freedom to Vote Act, joins Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the “troubling” obstruction when Senate Republicans blocked the voting rights bill from even being debated. Merkley also discusses the next steps Democrats can take, including reforming the filibuster rule, to bypass Republicans and pass voting rights legislation. Aired on 10/20/2021.
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*Fingers Crossed* for tomorrow. 
Apparently it's not just Republican voters who vote against their own interests! 
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