The filibuster is an affront to commonly understood democratic norms, but then so is the Senate. — Hendrik Hertzberg 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
If Trump wins, the only thing blocking complete implementation of the programs of Trump, Paul Ryan, the Koch brothers, etc., is the… — Allan Nairn 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
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
“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
Eleanor Roosevelt fights for an anti-lynch law with the NAACP, with Walter White and Mary McLeod Bethune. And she begs FDR to… — Blanche Wiesen Cook 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
The power of the silent filibuster to distort Senate politics is now accepted on Capitol Hill and by the press as normal… — Juan Williams Copy Share Image
Context is everything. Dress me up and see. I'm a carnival barker, an auctioneer, a downtown performance artist, a speaker in tongues,… — Jonathan Lethem Copy Share Image
The House of Representatives eliminated the filibuster way back in the 19th century, and somehow it managed to survive. — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
So I put that all together and I find it makes it hard to justify a filibuster. — Kent Conrad 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
My view of the filibuster is either you've got to lower vote edge or make people really filibuster if they feel that… — Angus King 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
We've seen filibusters to block judicial nominations, jobs bills, political transparency, ending Big Oil subsidies - you name it, there's been a… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
I mean, if you go back to 1960 on major pieces of legislation, the filibuster was used about eight percent of the time. — Tom Udall Copy Share Image
President Barack Obama has it right - there is a lot to change about Washington. The problem is, not much will get… — Peter Fenn Copy Share Image
Before the nineteen-seventies, most Republicans in Washington accepted the institutions of the welfare state, and most Democrats agreed with the logic of… — George Packer Copy Share Image
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
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
You know, the purpose of reconciliation is to avoid the filibuster. The filibuster is an effort to talk something to death. — Dick Durbin Copy Share Image
