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Markwayne Mullin: “This is the first time ever in history that no one, not one…”

Featuring: Markwayne Mullin, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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SEN MULLIN: 'That's what's happening up here with the old guards'

Published | Video Starts at 04:38

The first time that didn't happen, or I say previous to Obama, the first time it happen is when Trump was in office, only 60% of his civilian noms went through. And This is the first time ever in history that no one, not one single person has been able to go through by voice or unanimous consent. So Chuck Schumer has went nuclear on the Senate. What we have done now is we said, okay, since you're not going to let the norms continue, we're going to do a rules change. (04:38–04:46)

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Asserts that no nominations have been confirmed by voice or unanimous consent for the first time in history.

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