Harry Reid actually said...

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.

Context

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

05/06/2013

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