Even 54 would be--that is a larger number of requests even for a cloture vote than the last four Congresses combined.
James Lankford: “Even 54 would be--that is a larger number of requests even for a cloture vote than the last four Congresses combined.”
On the recordDecember 18, 2017
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Lankford highlights the increase in cloture votes compared to previous Congresses.
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