Meet The Members Of Congress Who Want To Turn Back Clock 100 Years On American Institution

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Meet The Members Of Congress Who Want To Turn Back Clock 100 Years On American Institution

1 sourceUpdated Jul 4, 2026

Members of Congress are pushing to repeal the 17th Amendment and elect senators the way the Constitution originally decreed.

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