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