Monday, Jul. 11, 1994

Hot Air Rising

Last year Senate Republicans killed President Clinton's stimulus package with a filibuster. Currently, they're threatening to filibuster health-care legislation. If it feels as if we're living through a filibuster epidemic, we are: two-thirds of the nation's filibusters have taken place since rule changes in the mid-'60s made the tactic easier to pull off. Strom Thurmond holds the individual record (24 hrs., 18 min., against the Civil Rights Act of 1957).

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CREDIT: [TMFONT 1 d #666666 d {Source: Democratic Study Group}]CAPTION: Number of Filibusters Per Year