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time-draining filibusters that happen in our unicameral on a consistent basis every time an important bill is brought up for discussion. Discussion is always better than filibustering. Sen.

Senate rules require a supermajority of 60 votes from the 100 members to advance most legislation. Most filibusters have occurred since 2007-08, as use of the 60-vote bar to block a simple majority of ...

Cloture was instituted in 1917 at the behest of President Woodrow Wilson, who became frustrated when filibusters blocked his attempts to get the United States involved in World War I. Cloture ...

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