On the recordApril 16, 2013
I ask unanimous consent that we now proceed to a period of morning business, and Senators be allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
I ask unanimous consent that we now proceed to a period of morning business, and Senators be allowed to speak for up to 10 minutes each. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
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The filibuster is nondemocratic. It has been used to the disarray of the Congress. And, certainly, it hasn’t been anything that has helped -- been helpful to the American people. It’s got to go.
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