Dick Durbin: “The precedent for cutting off debate and overriding…”

“I didn't know if that was a hard and fast rule, but you did say it. I will acknowledge that point. I want to address the claim that this was based on precedent. The precedent for cutting off debate and overriding committee rules by majority was established by three Republican chairmen. 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.” (01:33–01:40)

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