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Have you ever heard the term "Nuclear Option" and wondered what it meant?

Me too!  I decided to find out, and put together the normal person's guide to the filibuster, cloture, and the Nuclear Option in the United States Senate - I found some interesting history along the way!

Plus, so old news becomes new again...again.

Show Notes:

The 2 housing market pieces from the WSJ: More Home Purchases Are Falling Through in an Uncertain Economy - WSJ & Builders Are Offering Mortgage-Rate Discounts. Home Buyers Aren’t Biting. - WSJ 

Senator John Thune's speech on the filibuster: Thune Calls Out Democrats’ Filibuster Flip-Flop - Press Releases - U.S. Senator John Thune 

Most of the research on this episode used the Senate website and various searches for the history of the filibuster, cloture, and the Nuclear Option.

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