Republican Lie of About Congress Under Democrats Fails to Admit Republican Obstruction: Senate Conservatives Use Filibuster for 62nd Time in This Session of Congress

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The Republican Senate minority today filibustered an omnibus budget bill, setting a modern-day record for blocking the most legislation during a congressional session. A new report released today by the Campaign for America's Future details the 62 times conservatives have used the filibuster to block legislation (or force modification of bills) in the first session of the 110th Congress. In just the first year of this two-year Congress, their use of the filibuster in the Senate topped the previous record....

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Republican Lie of About Congress Under Democrats Fails to Admit Republican Obstruction: Senate Conservatives Use Filibuster for 62nd Time in This Session of Congress

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