Rep. Jayapal: Am I Championing Getting Rid of the Filibuster Now, When the Senate Has the Trifecta? No, But I Would Have Been If We Won

reporter You mentioned the ░░░░░░░░ several times It may ░░░░░░░░ the procedural tool that ░░░░░░░░ some of the investments ░░░░░░░░ talk about with the ░░░░░░░░ Reduction Act bipartisan infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ How do you square ░░░░░░░░ demands that Democrats have ░░░░░░░░ filibuster reform and the ░░░░░░░░ that given this probable ░░░░░░░░ trifecta that that may ░░░░░░░░ the tool that protects ░░░░░░░░ of these investments that ░░░░░░░░ be on the chopping ░░░░░░░░ Jayapal Well look I ░░░░░░░░ that s where it ░░░░░░░░ back to before the ░░░░░░░░ If we had control ░░░░░░░░ the trifecta and got ░░░░░░░░ of the filibuster to ░░░░░░░░ minimum wage to pass ░░░░░░░░ sick leave to pass ░░░░░░░░ of these things that ░░░░░░░░ passing abortion access that ░░░░░░░░ passing on ballot measures ░░░░░░░░ are so popular those ░░░░░░░░ t going to the ░░░░░░░░ legislatures either those are ░░░░░░░░ to the ballot then ░░░░░░░░ think we would have ░░░░░░░░ some trust with the ░░░░░░░░ people Republicans don t ░░░░░░░░ already got rid of ░░░░░░░░ filibuster for taxes The ░░░░░░░░ scam didn t require ░░░░░░░░ votes So I think ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ s in opposition at ░░░░░░░░ Obviously am I championing ░░░░░░░░ rid of the filibuster ░░░░░░░░ when the Senate has ░░░░░░░░ trifecta No But had ░░░░░░░░ had the trifecta I ░░░░░░░░ have been because we ░░░░░░░░ to show that government ░░░░░░░░ deliver And right now ░░░░░░░░ with people going to ░░░░░░░░ ballot they are bypassing ░░░░░░░░ government because they don ░░░░░░░░ feel like government whether ░░░░░░░░ s at the state ░░░░░░░░ or the federal level ░░░░░░░░ actually going to get ░░░░░░░░ the things they need.”