Democrats Flip Flop on Preserving Filibuster

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Democrats Flip Flop on Preserving Filibuster

Four years ago today, on April 7, 2017, some 61 senators pledged their fealty to the filibuster amid talk in the Senate of abolishing it.“[W]e are united in our determination to preserve the ability of members to engage in extended debate when bills are on the Senate floor,” the bipartisan group of lawmakers wrote in the letter, coordinated by Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Chris Coons, D-Del.“We are mindful of the unique role the Senate play…