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Filibuster Quotes

You know, the purpose of reconciliation is to avoid the filibuster. The filibuster is an effort to talk something to death Picture Quote #1

So I put that all together and I find it makes it hard to justify a filibuster Picture Quote #1

Filibusters should require 35 senators to... make a commitment to continually debate an issue in reality, not just in theory. The number of votes needed to overcome a filibuster should be reduced to 55 from 60 Picture Quote #1

They say that women talk too much. If you have worked in Congress you know that the filibuster was invented by men Picture Quote #1

It seems as though there are Members in this body who want to filibuster just about everything we try to do, whether it is stopping judicial nominations, the Energy bill, or this Medicare bill Picture Quote #1

There are two ways of looking at the talking filibuster. My way is as a form of unanimous consent Picture Quote #1

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We’ve seen filibusters to block judicial nominations, jobs bills, political transparency, ending Big Oil subsidies - you name it, there’s been a filibuster Picture Quote #1

To be honest, I haven’t seen much serious budget planning since the Republicans took control of the House after the 2010 elections and grabbed onto the Senate filibuster. It’s not the White House’s fault that John Boehner couldn’t deliver on a bigger deal Picture Quote #1

Healthy debate has been replaced by automatic sensors that eliminate the need for actual talking during a filibuster - a la ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.’ Robust debate is necessary in a democratic society. Instead, our discourse has been relegated to media spin by expert entertainers Picture Quote #1

We demand that segregation be ended in every school district in the year 1963! We demand that we have effective civil rights legislation - no compromise, no filibuster - and that include public accommodations, decent housing, integrated education, FEPC and the right to vote Picture Quote #1

No one likes the Electoral College, expect perhaps those who were elected because of it. No one likes gerrymandering, except those doing the gerrymandering. No one likes the filibuster, except those doing the filibustering Picture Quote #1

It seems as though there are Members in this body who want to filibuster just about everything we try to do, whether it is stopping judicial nominations, the Energy bill, or this Medicare bill Picture Quote #1

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I mean, if you go back to 1960 on major pieces of legislation, the filibuster was used about eight percent of the time Picture Quote #1

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You know, the purpose of reconciliation is to avoid the filibuster. The filibuster is an effort to talk something to death (Filibuster Quotes) So I put that all together and I find it makes it hard to justify a filibuster (Filibuster Quotes) Filibusters should require 35 senators to... make a commitment to continually debate an issue in reality, not just in theory. The number of votes needed to overcome a filibuster should be reduced to 55 from 60 (Filibuster Quotes) They say that women talk too much. If you have worked in Congress you know that the filibuster was invented by men (Filibuster Quotes) It seems as though there are Members in this body who want to filibuster just about everything we try to do, whether it is stopping judicial nominations, the Energy bill, or this Medicare bill (Filibuster Quotes) There are two ways of looking at the talking filibuster. My way is as a form of unanimous consent (Filibuster Quotes) We’ve seen filibusters to block judicial nominations, jobs bills, political transparency, ending Big Oil subsidies - you name it, there’s been a filibuster. (Filibuster Quotes) To be honest, I haven’t seen much serious budget planning since the Republicans took control of the House after the 2010 elections and grabbed onto the Senate filibuster. It’s not the White House’s fault that John Boehner couldn’t deliver on a bigger deal. (Filibuster Quotes) Healthy debate has been replaced by automatic sensors that eliminate the need for actual talking during a filibuster - a la ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.’ Robust debate is necessary in a democratic society. Instead, our discourse has been relegated to media spin by expert entertainers. (Filibuster Quotes) We demand that segregation be ended in every school district in the year 1963! We demand that we have effective civil rights legislation - no compromise, no filibuster - and that include public accommodations, decent housing, integrated education, FEPC and the right to vote. (Filibuster Quotes) No one likes the Electoral College, expect perhaps those who were elected because of it. No one likes gerrymandering, except those doing the gerrymandering. No one likes the filibuster, except those doing the filibustering. (Filibuster Quotes) It seems as though there are Members in this body who want to filibuster just about everything we try to do, whether it is stopping judicial nominations, the Energy bill, or this Medicare bill. (Filibuster Quotes) I mean, if you go back to 1960 on major pieces of legislation, the filibuster was used about eight percent of the time. (Filibuster Quotes)