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What is a cloture vote ?

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In 1917, in response to pressure from President Woodrow Wilson and the crisis of the First World War, the Senate adopted a new rule establishing a procedure known as “cloture.” This allowed the Senate to end debate with a two-thirds vote of those duly chosen and sworn (67 votes in a 100-member Senate).

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