Sen. Durbin addresses conflicting remarks regarding the filibuster
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Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin of Illinois addressed conflicting remarks regarding the filibuster saying on Sunday that he is posing “a challenge to senators in both political parties” to prove that “under the current rules with the filibuster requiring 60 votes that we can actually produce something.”
On Monday, Durbin attacked the filibuster, saying the procedural measure had a "death grip" on the American system of governance and called for its end. The filibuster — coming from the Dutch word for "pirate"— is a practice in the Senate where a senator maintains control of the floor by continuously standing and speaking to prevent a bill from being voted on through continuous debate. The only way to stop a filibuster after its started is with a cloture vote, which limits the debate time on an issue but requires a supermajority of 60 votes.
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