If You Don't Know, Now You Know - History of the Filibuster
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Season 26 E 72 • 03/17/2021

President Biden supports reforming Senate filibuster rules to prevent Republican obstruction of his agenda, and Trevor breaks down how the filibuster has been used since its origin in 1805.
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