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It is through elections that americans make their voices heard

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, select their representatives and guide the future of our

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countries and our community. These bills help treat the

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symptoms of the disease, but they do not fully

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address the disease itself. And while I continue to

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support these bills, I will not support separate actions

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that worsen the underlying disease of division infecting our country

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. The debate over the Senate 60 vote threshold shines

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a light on our broader challenges. There's no need

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for me to restate my long standing support for the

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60 vote threshold to pass legislation.