Republicans push for Senate rule changes

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Two Republican senators are pushing rule changes in the Senate that would give GOP members more say, make it harder to cut off debate and require that every bill gets a recorded vote in committee.

Sen. Andrew Harris, R-Baltimore and Harford counties, wants to the restore the rule to require a two-thirds vote to limit debate ? 32 votes ? rather than three-fifths ? 29 votes ? as it reads now after a change several years ago.

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