My position is if you want to filibuster something, then come to the floor of the Senate and speak and let the American people see why you’re opposin… - Tammy Duckworth

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My position is if you want to filibuster something, then come to the floor of the Senate and speak and let the American people see why you’re opposing something, instead of where we are right now is you can actually say, I’m filibustering a bill’ and then never talk about it and the bill doesn’t move

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Ladda Tammy Duckworth (born March 12, 1968) is an American politician and retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel serving as the junior United States senator from Illinois since 2017. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

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Birth Name: Ladda Tammy Duckworth
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