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Friday, June 08, 2012
Why Did It Need a Cloture Vote
The farm bill in the Senate passed its cloture vote with ease, so they can now go on to debate and propose amendments and ultimately vote. I'm curious though whether such a vote has always been needed or whether in the good old days they could just proceed, perhaps by unanimous consent.
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