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On the recordApril 21, 2010
Senator Byrd indicated in his testimony earlier this year that he thought that while there were abuses of the current rules, that the Senate could work under the current rules if the Leaders would just use them.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Alexander references Byrd's belief in the current Senate rules' effectiveness.

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