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Orrin Hatch: So they were hardly filibusters in that sense? Mr. McCONNELL. They were not. They were situations which do occur, from…

On the recordMay 23, 2005
So they were hardly filibusters in that sense? Mr. McCONNELL. They were not. They were situations which do occur, from time to time, where a nominee has some objection. And around here, if anybody objects, it could conceivably end up in a cloture vote.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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