On the recordSeptember 19, 2012
Whatever this side of the dais wanted was absolutely irrelevant because the Democrats had a 50-vote majority in the House and a 60-vote filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.
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Burgess reflects on the power dynamics during the Obama administration regarding cap and trade legislation.
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