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Jeremiah Smith: “The criticism on the filibuster is a bit unwarranted. I could have come down here and thrown the Senate into quorum…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2000
The criticism on the filibuster is a bit unwarranted. I could have come down here and thrown the Senate into quorum calls and delayed and delayed just for the sake of delay. None of us on our side, including me, did any such thing. We worked out an agreement with the majority leader for a limited amount of time, which on our side was 3 hours--it could have been 30, No. 1--after cloture. Secondly, I agreed to move the cloture time up, and the leader agreed with me. The real purpose of that was to get facts out about these two judicial nominees, Berzon and Paez. I believe that when new information is there, in spite of the fact that this judge has been before the Senate for 4 years, it should be shared with the Senate. I think Senator Sessions has every right to share it. Frankly, I think Senators will want to hear it.
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Jeremiah Smith
Federalist · New Hampshire
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Addressing criticism of the filibuster and discussing judicial nominees during Senate floor debate.

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