My way of viewing the talking filibuster was as a way of doing unanimous consent with your feet. You object by going… — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
Voter suppression laws, overzealous filibuster use, you name it - the Republicans use every tactic they can to stop our democracy from… — Jennifer Granholm Copy Share Image
I would never filibuster any President’s judicial nominee, period. I might vote against them, but I will always see they came to… — Saxby Chambliss Copy Share Image
You know, the Democratic Party is the party that believes in governing, and we are hamstrung by the filibuster. — Ritchie Torres Copy Share Image
For a whole year in elementary school, when the class marched down to the school library every week, I would refuse to… — Robin Sloan Copy Share Image
We've always said a filibuster is not appropriate for judicial nominees. A filibuster is a legislative tool designed to extract compromises. A… — Wendy Long Copy Share Image
To be honest, I haven't seen much serious budget planning since the Republicans took control of the House after the 2010 elections… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
As every newspaper reader, liberal activist, or parliamentary junkie knows, the overarching barrier to most of Obama's agenda is the abuse of… — Ari Melber Copy Share Image
When you use the word 'filibuster,' most of us in America - and I count myself among them - envision it as… — Jeff Merkley Copy Share Image
Bill O'Reilly knew he could just filibuster and enjoy all the airtime that a full interview would give him, and then also… — John Flansburgh Copy Share Image
If the choice is between universal health care or fixing our broken immigration system or upholding a 60-vote filibuster rule that is… — Julian Castro Copy Share Image
I think what Americans need and what Mainers need more than anything is government that functions and I think that the filibuster… — Sara Gideon Copy Share Image
Healthy debate has been replaced by automatic sensors that eliminate the need for actual talking during a filibuster - a la 'Mr.… — Douglas Wilder Copy Share Image
The Dream Act and the DISCLOSE Act, to name two, had majorities in both chambers during Obama's first term, but they were… — Ari Melber Copy Share Image
The filibuster is used more aggressively, so I think doing each individual appropriations bill through regular order would be a home run.… — Brian Schatz Copy Share Image
No one likes the Electoral College, expect perhaps those who were elected because of it. No one likes gerrymandering, except those doing… — Kevin Bleyer Copy Share Image
“It's voting rights or it's the filibuster. It's LGBTQ+ rights or it's the filibuster. It's union rights or it's the filibuster. It's… — Cori Bush Copy Share Image
During the Obama years, the Republicans have done an unprecedented amount of stonewalling on cabinet-and-below appointees. I would also argue that their… — Gail Collins Copy Share Image
If Republicans aren't willing to vote for voting rights, and if the only way to safeguard our fundamental right to vote is… — Jonathan Capehart Copy Share Image
We've seen filibusters of bills and nominations that ultimately passed with 90 or more votes. Why filibuster something that has that kind… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
It seems as though there are Members in this body who want to filibuster just about everything we try to do, whether… — Jim Bunning Copy Share Image
Filibusters should require 35 senators to... make a commitment to continually debate an issue in reality, not just in theory. The number… — Evan Bayh Copy Share Image
In theory, the filibuster helps whichever party is in the minority in the Senate. In practice, it is the Republicans who have… — Mehdi Hasan Copy Share Image
Filibusters have proliferated because under current rules just one or two determined senators can stop the Senate from functioning. Today, the mere… — Evan Bayh Copy Share Image
It used to be in the Senate that if you were filibustering, you stood up. There was a physical dimension to it,… — Tom Udall Copy Share Image
