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filibuster

[fil-uh-buhs-ter] / ˈfɪl əˌbʌs tər /


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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has suggested Congress could enact the idea through reconciliation, a process lawmakers used to pass a tax and spending law last year and avoid the filibuster.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

On the topic of the legislative filibuster, put to one side the matter of court and cabinet nominations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The Platner campaign did not respond to a request for comment on these endorsements or on Mills’ public statements about the filibuster.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

Perhaps the most famous, and certainly the most romanticized, version of a filibuster took place in the film “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

There was even a type of speech called the filibuster, whose sole purpose was to waste time.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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