,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #gab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bb1 #bjah,mr4
 ,mess] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4   
,jody ,b4 ,hice ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,biggs1
 ,ms4 ,*5ey1 ,mr4 ,griffi?1 & ,mrs4     
,black7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,rules  
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives t ! ,s5ate %\ld      
imm$iately *ange its rules & end ! mod]n
 filibu/]4  ,:]eas ! ,s5ate rules fir/  
all[$ ! use ( ! filibu/] 9 #ahjf to     
ensure t ! m9ority p>ty 9 ! ,s5ate 0    
he>d & und]/ood be=e a vote 0 tak5 on a 
p>ticul> issue2 ,:]eas 9 #aiag1 ! ,s5ate
 adopt$ a proc$ure kn[n z ! cloture vote
 to end a filibu/] if a sup]majority (  
,s5ators vot$ to end debate2 ,:]eas 9   
#aige1 ! ,s5ate creat$ ! mod]n filibu/] 
:5 x *ang$ its rules to all[ o!r bus9ess
 to be conduct$ :ile a filibu/] 0       
und]way1 elim9at+ ! ne$ = an individual 
,s5ator to /& on ! ,s5ate floor & make !
 case to _! colleagues & ! ,am]ican p :y

 a specific piece ( legislation %\ld n  
be debat$ & vot$ on2 ,:]eas ! filibu/]  
has be5 us$ m ?an #a1cjj times s9ce     
#aiag1 ) #dac ( ^? times occurr+ f      
#aiag-aiij & m ?an #fjj ( ^? times      
occurr+ s9ce #aiij2 ,:]eas ! mod]n      
filibu/] is n us$ to ext5d debate or    
/all a vote1 b r to block ! ,s5ate's    
,motion to ,proce$1 prev5t+ legislation 
f be+ debat$ or vot$ on at all2 & ,:]eas
 dur+ ! #aae? ,congress1 ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives has pass$ twelve        
appropriations bills to fund ,gov]nm5t  
ag5cies = fiscal ye> #bjah b ,s5ate     
,democrats h block$ ea* ,gov]nm5t fund+ 
bill1 prev5t+ debate or a vote on a s+le
 measure3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is !   
s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t !    
,s5ate %\ld imm$iately *ange its rules  
to elim9ate ! mod]n filibu/] t has all[$
 ,s5ators to block debate on & passage (
 legislation1 & has prev5t$ ! democratic
 process f work+ z ! ,f\nd+ ,fa!rs      
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