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Let’s restore balance to the Judiciary and eliminate the filibuster.</p>&mdash; Senator Tina Smith (@SenTinaSmith) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenTinaSmith/status/1442907557828251655?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 28, 2021</a></blockquote>\n', 'showMedia': True, 'showThread': True, 'componentVariation': 'tweet'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/tweet/instances/cku4ffxpv003l3e6qf06gmvzz@published'}, {'data': {'text': "Markey's bill would see the Supreme Court expanded from its current 9 justices to 13. 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