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    Pelosi: Thomas Jefferson ‘Has Tears in His Eyes’ the Filibuster Is Stopping Us from Nationalizing Elections (clip)
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    U.S. House of Representatives

    Name: U.S. House of Representatives

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    Nancy Pelosi

    Name: Nancy Pelosi

    Employment: U.S. House of Representatives

    Position: Congresswoman

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    Union Station, Washington, D.C.

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    Pelosi So I asked ░░░░░░░░ colleagues in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ for what they think ░░░░░░░░ filibuster means to compare ░░░░░░░░ to weigh the equities ░░░░░░░░ our democracy Because nothing ░░░░░░░░ is at stake than ░░░░░░░░ democracy This is about ░░░░░░░░ the vote It s ░░░░░░░░ nullifying the election which ░░░░░░░░ King talked about that ░░░░░░░░ Nullifying the election It ░░░░░░░░ about just doing so ░░░░░░░░ things to be obstacles ░░░░░░░░ participation That s wrong ░░░░░░░░ truth is that s ░░░░░░░░ And this family and ░░░░░░░░ Lewis and so beautifully ░░░░░░░░ this bill is named ░░░░░░░░ him but the first ░░░░░░░░ he wrote the first ░░░░░░░░ pages of what is ░░░░░░░░ called Freedom to Vote ░░░░░░░░ as has been indicated ░░░░░░░░ the king family this ░░░░░░░░ is supported by all ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats House and ░░░░░░░░ It s just the ░░░░░░░░ in the way So ░░░░░░░░ a way if you ░░░░░░░░ truly want to honor ░░░░░░░░ King don t dishonor ░░░░░░░░ by using a congressional ░░░░░░░░ as an excuse for ░░░░░░░░ our democracy We have ░░░░░░░░ right to honor this ░░░░░░░░ to visit the monument ░░░░░░░░ 36 years old someone ░░░░░░░░ this earth in such ░░░░░░░░ way that he has ░░░░░░░░ monument on the mall ░░░░░░░░ with Abraham Lincoln George ░░░░░░░░ Thomas Jefferson all of ░░░░░░░░ with tears in their ░░░░░░░░ for the departure from ░░░░░░░░ democracy that is happening ░░░░░░░░ now unless the truth ░░░░░░░░ acknowledged and this legislation ░░░░░░░░ passed And with that ░░░░░░░░ want to yield to ░░░░░░░░ distingui am I introducing ░░░░░░░░ distinguished chair of the ░░░░░░░░ Black Caucus Working with ░░░░░░░░ has been a joy ░░░░░░░░ she has been so ░░░░░░░░ She brings her own ░░░░░░░░ of civil rights experience ░░░░░░░░ the Congress and to ░░░░░░░░ subject as does our ░░░░░░░░ whip, Mr. Clyburn.”
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