Senate Democrats Challenge the Filibuster

On the first day the new Senate met, Jan. 5, a group of Democratic senators proposed changing long-standing rules.
Senate Democrats Challenge the Filibuster
TRADITION: Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) defends the filibuster as necessary to preserve the Senate's deliberative nature and check on rash legislation. He spoke Jan. 3 at the Heritage Foundation. Gary Feuerberg/The Epoch Times
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TRADITION: Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) defends the filibuster as necessary to preserve the Senate's deliberative nature and check on rash legislation. He spoke Jan. 3 at the Heritage Foundation. (Gary Feuerberg/The Epoch Times)
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