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Patrick Leahy: “The agreement was that there would be no filibusters of nominees unless there was some extraordinary circumstance.”

On the recordApril 9, 2013
The agreement was that there would be no filibusters of nominees unless there was some extraordinary circumstance.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy explains the original agreement to avoid filibusters on nominees.

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