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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

The talking filibuster doesn’t provide a way around this.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

That pain-free approach has changed the very nature of the filibuster, Ornstein said, and transformed how the Senate operates, much to its detriment.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

So it’s a bit like a filibuster, except she’s just sitting in an empty room.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 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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