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Chris Dodd: “I worry deeply that we may change that in such a way that the Senate would lose the essence of its existence.”

On the recordApril 21, 2010
I worry deeply that we may change that in such a way that the Senate would lose the essence of its existence.
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Chris Dodd
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Dodd expresses concern over potential changes to Senate rules affecting its fundamental purpose.

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