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2013-11-21T07:00:00-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvOTAyXC8yMDEzMTEyMTA3MTY0ODAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Telephone lines were open for viewer comments about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s threat to invoke the “nuclear option” in an effort to end Republican filibusters on the Obama administration’s judicial nominees. The "nuclear option"means changing the Senate filibuster rules so that executive branch nominations would move to confirmation by a simple majority vote. CQ Roll Call correspondent Niels Lesniewski was interviewed by phone on the topic.
Telephone lines were open for viewer comments.
Telephone lines were open for viewer comments about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s threat to invoke the “nuclear option” in an effort t…
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Telephone lines were open for viewer comments about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s threat to invoke the “nuclear option” in an effort to end Republican filibusters on the Obama administration’s judicial nominees. The "nuclear option"means changing the Senate filibuster rules so that executive branch nominations would move to confirmation by a simple majority vote. CQ Roll Call correspondent Niels Lesniewski was interviewed by phone on the topic.
Telephone lines were open for viewer comments. close
Telephone lines were open for viewer comments.
Telephone lines were open for viewer comments about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s threat to invoke the “nuclear option” in an effort t… read more
Telephone lines were open for viewer comments about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s threat to invoke the “nuclear option” in an effort to end Republican filibusters on the Obama administration’s judicial nominees. The "nuclear option"means changing the Senate filibuster rules so that executive branch nominations would move to confirmation by a simple majority vote. CQ Roll Call correspondent Niels Lesniewski was interviewed by phone on the topic.
Telephone lines were open for viewer comments. close
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