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Silent Filibuster Rule
2013-01-25T19:44:47-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZWU1XC8yMDEzMDEyNTE5NTAyMzAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Ryan Grim spoke by phone about the deal struck between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to retain the silent filibuster. The deal lessens the time allowed for debate after a cloture vote (30 hours to 4 hours) and implements other changes, but the majority party must still reach 60 votes to overcome a filibuster.
Ryan Grim spoke by phone about the deal struck between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to retai…
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Ryan Grim spoke by phone about the deal struck between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to retain the silent filibuster. The deal lessens the time allowed for debate after a cloture vote (30 hours to 4 hours) and implements other changes, but the majority party must still reach 60 votes to overcome a filibuster. close
Ryan Grim spoke by phone about the deal struck between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to retai… read more
Ryan Grim spoke by phone about the deal struck between Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to retain the silent filibuster. The deal lessens the time allowed for debate after a cloture vote (30 hours to 4 hours) and implements other changes, but the majority party must still reach 60 votes to overcome a filibuster. close
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