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March 20, 2019

Title: Filibusters: Explained
Topic: Filibusters: Explained

Discussed by Thomas Jipping
with The Heritage Foundation (www.Heritage.org)

During the Obama Presidency in 2013, did Mitch McConnell singlehandedly break the norms of filibuster procedure in the US Senate while serving as the Minority Leader?

Thomas Jipping is the Deputy Director of the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation. Listen as Thomas explains what a filibuster is and why we should all be paying attention…

Questions/Issues Discussed:

What is a “filibuster”?

When did filibusters begin?

When have members of the US Senate used the filibuster?

Who first used the filibuster to stop specific judicial nominations: Democrats or Republicans?

How did Democrats deliberately change the filibuster norm during the George W. Bush Administration? Was this good or bad?

During the Obama Administration, did the Republicans reciprocate? Or did the Republicans play by the rules?

Did US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell break filibuster rules? Or are the Democrats spreading lies – again?

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