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My view of the filibuster is either you've got to lower vote edge or make people really filibuster if they feel that seriously about a piece of legislation.

~Angus King

Topics: About Edge Either Feel Filibuster Got Legislation Lower Make People Piece Really Seriously View Vote You

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We demand that segregation be ended in every school district in the year 1963! We demand that we have effective civil rights legislation - no compromise, no filibuster - and that include public accommodations, decent housing, integrated education, FEPC and the right to vote.

~Bayard Rustin

Topics: Civil Civil Rights Compromise Decent Demand District Education Effective Ended Every Filibuster Housing Include Integrated Legislation Public Right Rights School Segregation Vote Year

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The filibuster is used more aggressively, so I think doing each individual appropriations bill through regular order would be a home run. But I think that we should try to hit a few singles.

~Brian Schatz

Topics: Bill Doing Each Each Individual Few Filibuster Hit Home Home Run Individual More Order Regular Run Should Singles Think Through Try Used Would I Think

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We shouldn't deny the right of the minority to filibuster, but we need to do a much better job of making them own it. That way, the American people could figure out who is being obstructionist and who is willing to compromise.

~Claire Mccaskill

Topics: American American People Being Better Better Job Compromise Could Deny Figure Filibuster Job Making Minority Much Need Out Own People Right Them Way Who Willing

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They say women talk too much. If you have worked in Congress you know that the filibuster was invented by men.

~Clare Boothe Luce

Topics: Congress Filibuster Invented Know Men Much Say Talk They Say Too Too Much Women Worked You

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They say that women talk too much. If you have worked in Congress you know that the filibuster was invented by men.

~Clare Boothe Luce

Topics: Congress Filibuster Invented Know Men Much Say Talk They Say Too Too Much Women Worked You

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You know, the purpose of reconciliation is to avoid the filibuster. The filibuster is an effort to talk something to death.

~Dick Durbin

Topics: Avoid Death Effort Filibuster Know Purpose Reconciliation Something Talk You

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Healthy debate has been replaced by automatic sensors that eliminate the need for actual talking during a filibuster - a la 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.' Robust debate is necessary in a democratic society. Instead, our discourse has been relegated to media spin by expert entertainers.

~Douglas Wilder

Topics: Actual Automatic Been Debate Democratic Democratic Society Discourse Eliminate Entertainers Expert Filibuster Goes Healthy Instead La Media Necessary Need Our Replaced Robust Sensors Smith Society Spin Talking Washington Mr

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We've seen filibusters to block judicial nominations, jobs bills, political transparency, ending Big Oil subsidies - you name it, there's been a filibuster.

~Elizabeth Warren

Topics: Been Big Bills Block Ending Filibuster Jobs Judicial Name Oil Political Seen Subsidies Transparency You

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We've seen filibusters of bills and nominations that ultimately passed with 90 or more votes. Why filibuster something that has that kind of support? Just to slow down the process and keep the Senate from working.

~Elizabeth Warren

Topics: Bills Down Filibuster Just Keep Kind More Passed Process Seen Senate Slow Something Support Ultimately Votes Why Working

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