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Byron Dorgan: Let me just observe, because the Senator mentioned me, my point of supporting the 60-vote threshold is that is what…

On the recordMay 10, 2005
Let me just observe, because the Senator mentioned me, my point of supporting the 60-vote threshold is that is what requires compromise. The very presence of the filibuster is what requires compromise. Otherwise you do not have any incentive to compromise, be it the executive branch relative to the legislative branch. That was not my point. It wasn't that we should find a way to allow the nuclear option to exist without changing the rules of the Senate.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

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