The Republican Jewish Coalition criticized remarks by a U.S. senator, who compared Republican political tactics to Adolf Hitler’s. Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) said Tuesday on the Senate floor that Republican efforts to forbid a filibuster on judicial nominations was like Hitler’s efforts to gain support for Nazi policies in the German Reichstag.
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