I believe the "TWO" was this:Mike1951 wrote:IIRC, the nuclear option on filibusters was avoided by Republicans agreeing to only two uses of filibusters.
Apparently, one of those was used to delay Hagel's confirmation.
I hope these are not squandered leaving the Senate no way to stop gun control bills.
Allow the minority to offer two amendments on every bill.
That was part of the the agreement that killed filibuster reform. Full story here:
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