Majority Leader Reid on Nuclear Option
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) talked about changing the filibuster rules on federal judge nominees and most e…
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2014-04-10T18:05:52-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYzcyXC8yMDE0MDQxMDE4MTM1ODAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said on the Senate floor that Republicans were holding up executive and judicial nominations. He then engaged in a debate with Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Minority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX) about approving nominees, the filibuster, the change in Senate rules on filibustering nominees, and who was responsible for gridlock in the Senate.
This occured during debate on the timing of a post-cloture vote on Michelle Friedland to be a U.S. circuit court judge for the Ninth Circuit. Republicans had declined a unanimous consent request to yield back time on the nomination.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said on the Senate floor that Republicans were holding up executive and judicial nominations. He th…
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said on the Senate floor that Republicans were holding up executive and judicial nominations. He then engaged in a debate with Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Minority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX) about approving nominees, the filibuster, the change in Senate rules on filibustering nominees, and who was responsible for gridlock in the Senate.
This occured during debate on the timing of a post-cloture vote on Michelle Friedland to be a U.S. circuit court judge for the Ninth Circuit. Republicans had declined a unanimous consent request to yield back time on the nomination. close
This occured during debate on the timing of a post-cloture vote on Michelle Friedland to be a U.S. circuit court judge for the Ninth Circuit. Republicans had declined a unanimous consent request to yield back time on the nomination.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said on the Senate floor that Republicans were holding up executive and judicial nominations. He th… read more
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said on the Senate floor that Republicans were holding up executive and judicial nominations. He then engaged in a debate with Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Minority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX) about approving nominees, the filibuster, the change in Senate rules on filibustering nominees, and who was responsible for gridlock in the Senate.
This occured during debate on the timing of a post-cloture vote on Michelle Friedland to be a U.S. circuit court judge for the Ninth Circuit. Republicans had declined a unanimous consent request to yield back time on the nomination. close
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