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On the recordDecember 18, 2017
Today we will revisit one aspect of those temporary changes: limiting the post-cloture debate time for certain nominations and consider whether to restore it permanently, as provided for in Senator Lankford's resolution.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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Shelby outlines the purpose of the meeting regarding Lankford's resolution.

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