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title: "Via @[720174100:2048:Robert William Sperry] "In 2017, thanks to…"
date: 2017-01-03
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# Via @[720174100:2048:Robert William Sperry] "In 2017, thanks to…

*January 3, 2017 · Facebook*

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[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/claiming-mandate-gop-congress-lays-plans-to-propel-sweeping-conservative-agenda/2017/01/01/9840338a-ceee-11e6-b8a2-8c2a61b0436f_story.html?utm_term=.dc7ec407b924](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/claiming-mandate-gop-congress-lays-plans-to-propel-sweeping-conservative-agenda/2017/01/01/9840338a-ceee-11e6-b8a2-8c2a61b0436f_story.html?utm_term=.dc7ec407b924){target="_blank"}
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Via @\[720174100:2048:Robert William Sperry\]\
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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. \"
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