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Sheldon Whitehouse: “So to have 80 secret holds by one party, all at once pending in the Senate, is not consistent with the history of the…”

On the recordApril 21, 2010
So to have 80 secret holds by one party, all at once pending in the Senate, is not consistent with the history of the use of this procedural tactic in this body.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Apr 21, 2010

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The speaker is addressing the issue of secret holds in the Senate.

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