The House of Representatives eliminated the filibuster way back in the 19th century, and somehow it managed to survive. — Timothy Noah 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
We have promised to do better, and no Republican concern should ever be enough to filibuster our own bill. — Orrin Hatch 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
McCain was so passionate and determined, but he was also practical. He understood what a heavy lift it was to get a… — Dana Bash Copy Share Image
The argument most commonly made in the filibuster's favor is crudely partisan: 'Our side may be in the majority now, but someday… — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
We demand that segregation be ended in every school district in the year 1963! We demand that we have effective civil rights… — Bayard Rustin 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
In reality, if Democrats truly cared about solutions to our immigration crisis they would have done so long ago - like in… — Kayleigh McEnany Copy Share Image
The Founders surely never imagined that a three-fifths majority would be the standard requirement for passing legislation in the upper chamber, and… — Steve Kornacki 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
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
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
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
“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
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
