On the recordMay 11, 1977
I do not want to see the Senate subjected to majority cloture. I have never supported the idea in the past. But I said yesterday that I shall never say "never" again.
Robert C. Byrd: “I do not want to see the Senate subjected to majority cloture. I have never supported the idea in the past. But I said…”
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Debating a proposal on Senate cloture rules and the problem of post-cloture delay.
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