Harry Reid asked for unanimous consent to approve a bloc of nominees today. Lamar Alexander complained of a "Senate without rules" and then
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Max
Dec 10 '13, 13:47
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he relied on the rule that allows him to object to unanimous consent, causing Reid to put each nominee up to individual vote.
"The Democratic majority changed the rules of the Senate in a way that creates a Senate without rules. So until I understand better how a United States senator is supposed to operate in a Senate without rules, I object"
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