Kill Filibuster

Tom Harkin, Jeanne Shaheen Eye Fillibuster Reform

The Washington Monthly | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nearly 15 years ago, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Joe Lieberman presented a plan to eliminate the Senate filibuster and allow Congress to pass bills b...

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Ryan Grim

Carl Levin: Filibuster Could Fall 'After Massive Conflict On The Floor'

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senate Republicans made a persuasive case for abolishing or reforming the filibuster on Tuesday night when they blocked a routine nomination to the Na...

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