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denverbill

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3. Wait a minute. I thought Reid's 'compromise' required the minority to get 41 votes.

Reply to michigandem58 (Original post)

Thu Feb 14, 2013, 06:09 PM

Feb 2013

It had always been the majority had to get 60 to move, and his compromise was to make the minority get 41 instead.

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