Senate Votes to Change Filibuster Rules on Supreme Court Nominations
President Pro Tempore of the Senate Orrin Hatch announces the vote to formally change the rules governing filibusters…
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2017-04-06T10:00:08-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvN2UxXC8yMDE3MDQwNjEwMDI0NDAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The Senate voted to invoke the so-called “nuclear option,” thereby changing Senate rules to require a simple majority vote to limit debate on Supreme Court nominations, instead of the 60-vote threshold. Senators then voted to limit debate.
The Senate voted to invoke the so-called “nuclear option,” thereby changing Senate rules to require a simple majority vote to limit debate on Supreme Court nominations, instead of the 60-vote threshold. Senators then voted to limit debate.
The Senate voted to invoke the so-called “nuclear option,” thereby changing Senate rules to require a simple majority vote to limit debate on Supreme Court nominations, instead of the 60-vote threshold. Senators then voted to limit debate.
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