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On the recordMay 6, 2013
The nuclear option was the most important issue I had ever worked on in my entire career, because if that had gone forward, it would have destroyed the Senate as we know it.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Reid emphasized the nuclear option's potential to harm Senate integrity.

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