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rickyp
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Post 11 Apr 2013, 1:55 pm

for bbauska
how one senator can block a bill

http://www.coburnsayyes.com/how-exactly ... block-bill
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Post 12 Apr 2013, 6:03 am

Not exactly as your link wants us to believe, Holds do often block bills but not forever and are not permanent.
http://www.ilonanickels.com/CC_holdssenate.html
and the secret hold part, that was done away with January of 2011
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Post 12 Apr 2013, 8:11 am

Thanks, Tom. I would have got that one, too.