Mitch McConnell
Before today’s Senate rule change, which closes debate on a Supreme Court nominee with a simple majority (51 votes) — the prior cloture threshold was three-fifths (60 votes) in the Senate — what year was the threshold for the cloture vote lowered to 60 votes?
Hint: When adopted in 1917, the cloture rule required a two-thirds majority vote.
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