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What to know about the Senate's nuclear option


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Zachary B. Wolf
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SOURCE: http://us.cnn.com/2022/01/10/politics/nuclear-option-senate-filibuster/index.html
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The nuclear option would be the changing of Senate rules to enable votes on legislation with a simple majority. By requiring only 51 votes to limit debate, the entire character of the chamber would change and the majority party would not be forced to get buy-?

As said here by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN