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Never have so many filibusters been threatened as in the first quarter of the 110th session of Congress. At this rate, by the end of the session in 2008, there will be more than double the highest number of cloture votes of any session of Congress in history.
Never have so many filibusters been threatened as in the first quarter of the 110th session of Congress. At this rate, by the end of the session in 2008, there will be more than double the highest number of cloture votes of any session of Congress in history.
While the filibuster is a tactic used on both sides of the aisle, these numbers are unprecedented. Republican obstructionism is preventing the vast majority of legislation from moving forward and is thwarting the will of the American people.
LEARN MORE: Read our up-to-date report on Republican obstruction [1] and chart on judicial nominations [2].
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[1] http://www.ourfuture.org/files/z_historic/tba05/obstruction-by-filibuster.pdf
[2] http://www.ourfuture.org/node/13224