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FILIBUSTER. Isn't that where a Senator hogs up all the time talking nonstop not letting the opposition get a word in edgewise?

WHO SUPPORTS THAT?

Posted - July 25, 2021
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    No.
    A filbuster is when a bill cannot get the 60 votes needs to get time to debate it on the floor of the Senate.

    One Senator can delay the vote by speaking for a long time against the bill.  But it always comes down to can the bill get the 60 votes to begin debate of the bill.  
      July 25, 2021 3:01 PM MDT
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