,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjae  
,mr4 ,griffi? 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,wittman1
 ,mr4 ,flores1 ,mr4 ,goodlatte1 ,mr4    
,culb]son1 ,mr4 ,we/]man1 ,mr4 ,abraham1
 & ,mr4 ,burgess7 submitt$ ! foll[+     
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,rules  ,,resolution  ,express+ !   
s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 9      
disapproval ( ! ,s5ate's mod]n filibu/] 
rule4  ,:]eas ! ,f\nd+ ,fa!rs nev]      
int5d$ = a significant portion ( !      
,s5ate's bus9ess to be able to be block$
 by a m9ority2 ,:]eas ! mod]n           
filibu/]_/cloture rule und]m9es ! noble 
pr9ciples ^u :i* ?is ,nation 0 f\nd$2   
,:]eas ! hi/oric filibu/] rule requir$  
#fj votes to /op debate if a ,s5ator 0  
/&+ 9 ! well ( ! ,s5ate debat+ a bill2  
,:]eas 9 ! #aigjs ! rule 0 *ang$ to all[
 ,s5ators to place an anonym\s hold by  
mak+ a reque/ to ! ,s5ate ,majority     
,lead] to simply ann\nce _! int5tion to 
filibu/]2 ,:]eas today a ,s5ator no     

long] has to be pres5t to filibu/] a    
bill on ! ,s5ate floor1 mean+ x requires
 a sup]majority to beg9 debate r ?an to 
end debate2 ,:]eas ! ,s5ate's rule      
,,xxii1 kn[n z ! cloture rule1 requires 
#af ,s5ators to initiate ! process to   
end debate by introduc+ a motion2 ,:]eas
 once ! cloture motion is made1 x       
requires ! votes ( at lea/ ?ree-fif?s ( 
all ,s5ators 7normally #fj votes71 or a 
sup]majority1 to invoke cloture2 ,:]eas 
! ,republic ( ^! ,unit$ ,/ates bas$ on  
democratic pr9ciples _c long survive if 
! va/ majority ( issue legislation      
requires a sup]majority 9 ord] to       
advance2 ,:]eas bo? ,democrats &        
,republicans h us$ ! mod]n              
filibu/]_/cloture rule to /all          
legislative policy t a majority might   
o!rwise support2 ,:]eas ! curr5t ,s5ate 
mod]n filibu/]_/cloture rule has be5 a  
major reason = ! gridlock 9 rec5t ye>s2 
,:]eas ne>ly all ,s5ate bus9ess z a     
result ( ! mod]n ,s5ate                 
filibu/]_/cloture rule requires #fj     

votes to process1 a high hurdle t runs  
c\nt] to ! int5t ( our ,nation's ,f\nd+ 
,fa!rs2 ,:]eas ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives
 passes legislation t ! ,s5ate may n    
agree ) completely1 b z a result ( !    
mod]n ,s5ate filibu/]_/cloture rule1 !  
,s5ate is ess5tially limit$ f mak+ a    
legislative c\nt](f] to ! ,h\se2 ,:]eas 
elim9at+ ! mod]n filibu/]_/cloture rule 
w all[ m legislation pass$ by ! ,h\se to
 be vot$ on 9 ! ,s5ate &1 ?us1 m        
compromises c be rea*$2 ,:]eas !        
hi/orical filibu/] rule is a bett] way =
 a ,democratic-,republican =m ( gov]nm5t
 to function2 & ,:]eas ! hi/orical      
filibu/] rule is h[ ! process is int5d$ 
to "w1 & x is ess5tial to build+ !      
cons5sus & compromise expect$ ( its     
lead]s by ! ,am]ican p3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x
  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7   
expresses its firm disapproval ( !      
,s5ate's mod]n filibu/] rule2  7#b7     
urges ! ,s5ate to ab&on ! mod]n filibu/]
 rule & return to ! hi/orical filibu/]  
rule1 !reby end+ ! process ( anonym\s   

holds2 &  7#c7 reaffirms its commitm5t  
to "w ) ! ,s5ate to end gridlock & pass 
legislation ?r\gh regul> ord]1 includ+  
resolv+ legislative diff]5ces via       
conf]5ce committee1 to complete ! "w t !
 ,am]ican p expect f its ,congress4