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On the recordFebruary 14, 2012
I do think that we have a constitutional problem when a minority in the Senate takes it upon itself to rule against the will of the majority.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler criticizes Senate minority actions undermining majority will.

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