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Orrin Hatch: Not quite right because the filibuster rule did not come into effect until 1917. Mr. McCONNELL. No. The ability to stop…

On the recordMay 23, 2005
Not quite right because the filibuster rule did not come into effect until 1917. Mr. McCONNELL. No. The ability to stop the filibuster did not come about until 1917. The ability to filibuster came about in 1806.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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