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Senate's Nuclear Fallout: No Budget Deal?
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The bitterly partisan vote todaythat changed the Senate rules to allow judicial and executive branch nominations through with a simple majority vote, makes even a small budget deal less likely, lawmakers say.
In an interview with Bloomberg Television, Senator Ted Cruz called the change, "yet another abuse of power by Democrats" and predicted it would "poison the atmosphere" in the Senate.