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The gang of fourteen, politicians Dem and Republicans.?

Does anyone know the names of the gang of 14, and what was their agenda?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    The Gang of 14 was a term coined to describe the bipartisan group of Senators in the 109th United States Congress who successfully negotiated a compromise in the spring of 2005 to avoid the deployment of the so-called nuclear option over an organized use of the filibuster by Senate Democrats.

    Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) (no longer serving)

    Susan Collins (R-ME)

    Mike DeWine (R-OH) (no longer serving)

    Lindsey Graham (R-SC)

    John McCain (R-AZ)

    Olympia Snowe (R-ME)

    John Warner (R-VA) (no longer serving)

    Robert Byrd (D-WV)

    Daniel Inouye (D-HI)

    Mary Landrieu (D-LA)

    Joe Lieberman (D-CT) (currently an independent)

    Ben Nelson (D-NE)

    Mark Pryor (D-AR)

    Ken Salazar (D-CO) (no longer serving)

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