Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman @RepBonnie
Quick history lesson... The filibuster is ~185 years old. (It was first used in 1837.) It has been changed over 161 times since 1969. The word "filibuster" is not in the Constitution. From 1917-1994, half of all successfully filibustered bills were civil rights legislation. — PolitiTweet.org
Chad Pergram @ChadPergram
Manchin on the filibuster. Says it's been "The tradition of the Senate here in 232 years now..we need to be very ca… https://t.co/3zhy6DCjyR