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Orrin Hatch: Both conservative and liberal legal scholars agree that a simple majority can change Senate rules at the beginning of…

On the recordApril 21, 2010
Both conservative and liberal legal scholars agree that a simple majority can change Senate rules at the beginning of the new Congress.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

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Hatch concludes that a simple majority can amend Senate rules.

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