Orrin Hatch: “He did. But what happened was there was one cloture vote, and it was…”

On the recordMay 23, 2005

He did. But what happened was there was one cloture vote, and it was not invoked. But even if you consider it a filibuster, the fact is, it was not a leader-led filibuster. It was a nomination that was filibustered--if it was a filibuster--almost equally by Democrats and Republicans. Mr. McCONNELL. And isn't it also true, I ask my friend from Utah, that it was apparent that Justice Fortas did not enjoy majority support in the Senate and would have been defeated?

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Orrin Hatch

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