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Tom Harkin: But I think the better question is, what has a filibuster become, because as the Senator pointed out and as Senator…

On the recordJanuary 5, 2011
But I think the better question is, what has a filibuster become, because as the Senator pointed out and as Senator Merkley pointed out, this whole image of someone standing on the floor and speaking until they drop... that is not really a filibuster any longer. So what has a filibuster become? Let me go back again a little bit in history. In the 19th century, in the 1800s, the filibuster was used, if I am not mistaken, about 20 times during that whole 100 years. But it was used under a different set of circumstances.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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Jan 5, 2011

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Harkin discusses the evolution and historical context of the filibuster.

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