On the recordApril 21, 2010
Lowering the threshold required for cloture, in my opinion, would be a mistake, because that is a threshold that almost by definition requires bipartisan involvement.
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Nickles argues against lowering the cloture threshold to maintain bipartisan cooperation.
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