On the recordMarch 25, 2014
we did something called the nuclear option, which means if you can get past cloture, then all you need is 51 votes.
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congress.govJay Rockefeller: “we did something called the nuclear option, which means if you can get past cloture, then all you need is 51 votes.”
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Senator Rockefeller explains the nuclear option regarding judicial appointments.
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