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Connecticut U.S. Rep John B. Larson: "The Senate filibuster is paralyzing our Republic and has been weaponized against democracy. How can..."

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John B. Larson tweeted the following:

"The Senate filibuster is paralyzing our Republic and has been weaponized against democracy. How can it only take 51 votes to confirm three conservative Supreme Court Justices, but 60 votes are needed to codify abortion rights, pass gun safety measures & protect the right to vote?"
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Here are other recent tweets from John B. Larson:

"In Congress, @HouseDemocrats passed the #AmericanRescuePlan to get vaccines in arms, kids back to school, and people back to work.
500 days later, our efforts are still lowering costs for Connecticut families."
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"We passed the #AmericanRescuePlan 500 days ago, powering our COVID recovery. In Connecticut, we sent:
stimulus checks to 1.7 million residents,
#ChildTaxCredit payments to the families of 608,000 kids,
aid to 1,300 restaurants,
and $1.1 billion for safe school reopening!"
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"No one is above the law. Getting to the bottom of the attack on our Capitol is vitally important to protecting our democracy. apnews.com/article/capito" on July 22
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