Brennan Center Study: Rampant Filibuster Abuse Paralyzes Senate, Proposed Reforms

by Gary Kopycinski on November 16, 2012

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Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 16, 2012. In the last three Congresses, the percentage of Senate floor activity devoted to cloture votes has been more than 50 percent greater than any other time since at least World War II, a new Brennan Center report shows.