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On the recordApril 21, 2010
I could not believe Bill Frist was going to do this. He decided to pursue a rules change that would kill the filibuster for judicial nominations.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Reid criticized a proposed rules change that threatened the filibuster.

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