Why Don't U.S. Senators Hold Old-Fashioned Filibusters Anymore?

Texas Democrat Wendy Davis thrilled abortion rights supporters on Tuesday night with a 13-hour filibuster , helping to beat back a Republican bill that would have closed most abortion clinics in the state.



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