Via @[720174100:2048:Robert William Sperry] "In 2017, thanks to…

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"In 2017, thanks to Democrats’ change of the filibuster, Republicans no longer need to get 60 votes for cloture on nominees; they need a simple majority for any administration position or any judicial opening lower than the Supreme Court. "