Democrat leaders, explaining their intent to pass "bold" legislation that lacks Republican support, argued that the Senate filibuster is used to "undermine the rights of citizens of color in America," as House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) put it.
Following Hoyer to the microphone at Tuesday's news conference, House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said if Republicans "use the filibuster to deny a minimum wage increase, it will be tantamount to using it to deny civil rights."
Clyburn reminded his listeners that the filibuster -- the 60-vote threshold needed to advance bills in the Senate -- was used to kill the 1957 Civil Rights Act.
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