Word: filibusterer
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The members of Congress heartily applauded Johnson's pleas-but there was little likelihood that they would dramatically speed up their legislative schedule so as to pass either the civil rights or the tax bill this year. The civil rights measure is presently held by the House Rules Committee...
The same holds true in the Senate where the key vote will come on the move to end debate, and thus squash a filibuster. Sixty votes are needed for cloture, and the Democratic leadership will need significant Republican help to thwart the Southerners.
Connally was regularly re-elected to the House until 1928, when he decided to try for the Senate. He mounted a campaign that put him foursquare against the Ku Klux Klan and in favor of Al Smith for President. Neither position was popular in Texas, but he won anyway. In...
Quite a few Presidential advisers have suggested that the tax bill should be considered before civil rights. Mr. Kennedy's Congressional tacticians point out that a Senate filibuster over civil rights would mean a serious delay in considering appropriation bills and other necessary bureaucratic measures. His economists claim that a...
There, the bill faces rough going. It will first be entrusted to Conservative Democrat Harry Byrd, chairman of the 17-member Finance Committee and a renowned foe of high Government spending. Byrd could easily stretch out hearings for two months, and further delays are possible if the Senate becomes embroiled...