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Orrin Hatch: No. No, I would not. Technically, yes, but not because there was a filibuster. And the Senator knows that. In recent…

On the recordFebruary 12, 2003
No. No, I would not. Technically, yes, but not because there was a filibuster. And the Senator knows that. In recent years we have used cloture motions for almost everything. But the Senator is talking to the Senator from Utah who knows what a real filibuster is, and there has never been a true filibuster until today, until this filibuster.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Discussing the nature of filibusters during Senate debate.

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