Q: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Among the entities, try to find the best entity that is most likely to fill in "_" and classify the answers based on options.
Washington (CNN) Three years after using the "nuclear option" to upend Senate tradition by effectively removing filibusters against most presidential nominations, Senate Democrats insisted Thursday they don't regret that decision, even as Donald Trump becomes president and they recognize they may be powerless to block controversial nominations. "I have absolutely no regret," said Oregon Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley, who led the charge to weaken the filibuster, freeing up scores of President Barack Obama's executive and judicial branch nominees. "We'd never seen abuse of advice and consent in the history of our country so that was a necessary way to correct it."The "nuclear option" lowered the threshold to overcome a filibuster from 60 to 51 votesThe decision to lower the threshold came after GOP obstruction on Capitol Hill 
 Questions:While Bannon's west wing job doesn't require Senate confirmation, Merkley was asked by CNN if he would be sorry not to have the supermajority filibuster if _ had named Bannon attorney general or some other top sensitive position that requires Senate approval. (A) Washington (B) CNN (C) Senate (D) Democrats (E) Donald Trump (F) Oregon (G) Democratic (H) Jeff Merkley (I) Barack Obama (J) GOP (K) Capitol Hill
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(E)