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"It takes a lot more money to run for re-election than it did in the 1930's and '40s. ... The demands on time are tremendous," said Betty Koed, an associate historian at the Senate Historical Office. "It's the nature of the beast of the modern Senate."
"Recess weeks are usually taken up with campaigning, fundraising, town hall meetings, and codels (congressional delegation travel), in addition to other non-floor-related Senate business," said Betty Koed, an associate historian for the U.S. Senate. "It is sometimes hard to separate session business
While filibusters of presidential nominations have been threatened before, Betty Koed of the Senate Historian's Office told CNN on Monday that a Cabinet nominee has never faced a formal filibuster which required 60 votes to break, a higher threshold than for confirmation.
Date: Feb 05, 2013
Category: U.S.
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McCain opposes any effort by colleagues to block Hagel vote
raditionally, senators are reluctant to filibuster a presidential Cabinet pick, and view the nominations as the president's prerogative. In the country's history, a Cabinet nominee has never faced a formal filibuster that required 60 votes to break, according to Betty Koed of the Senate Historian's Office.