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Joe Biden buoys up Samuel Alito's nomination by tamping down speculation of a filibuster. But California's George Miller convinced the President to revoke an executive order that would undermine prevailing Gulf Coast wages.

David Sirota

November 10, 2005

Permanent Minority.

Senator Joe Biden has already tried to tamp down speculation that Senate Democrats will filibuster the nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court, giving the ultraconservative nominee a boost by undermining other Democrats who have been speaking out against him.

Toward the Majority.

Led by California Representative George Miller, Democrats successfully pressured George W. Bush to revoke his executive order that would have undermined prevailing wage rates on the Gulf Coast.

David SirotaTwitterDavid Sirota is the founder of The Lever and a co-author of the new book Master Plan: The Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption in America.


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