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Claire McCaskill: If we can do away with the secret hold, then I think we maybe will be striking the note that America is looking for…

On the recordApril 21, 2010
If we can do away with the secret hold, then I think we maybe will be striking the note that America is looking for-- that we can, on a bipartisan basis, say there are certain traditions here that maybe are not such a good idea anymore, that openness and transparency is what the people of this Country deserve.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

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McCaskill advocates for transparency by eliminating secret holds in the Senate.

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