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Dick Durbin: “Chairman Graham, who in 2019 cut off debate on a partisan…”

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Senate Judiciary Committee Discussion on Nominee Confirmation and Debate Procedures

Published July 24, 2025 | Video Starts at 01:51

Chairman Hatch, who in 2003 cut off debate on two judicial nominees. Yourself in 2018, cutting off the debate on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court. Chairman Graham, who in 2019 cut off debate on a partisan immigration bill. And. And 2020 cut off debate on Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court. I believe what happened last week was different from what I did in 2023, when I cut off debate on two district court nominees. (01:51–01:57)

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Asserts that Chairman Graham cut off debate on a partisan immigration bill in 2019.

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“The Senate parliamentarian has been clear that a chairman can override committee rules by a vote of the majority of the committee.”
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“Both Republican and Democratic chairs have done that in the past.”
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