The ‘Nuclear’ Option for Ending Filibusters

Sarah A. Binder

January 4, 2005

Senate Republicans threaten to change technical rules to prevent Democrats from filibustering President Bush’s judicial nominees. Sarah Binder, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, explained how the possible procedural change might affect the Senate. Hear Sarah Binder on NPR.

The ‘Nuclear’ Option for Ending Filibusters

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The ‘Nuclear’ Option for Ending Filibusters

Sarah A. Binder Sarah A. Binder Senior Fellow - Governance Studies @BinderSAB

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