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To: SERKIT

C-Span says this is the longest house speech since 1909. I thought Senator Byrd spoke for like 25 hours back in 1964?

58 posted on 02/07/2018 2:20:26 PM PST by wbarmy (I chose to be a sheepdog once I saw what happens to the sheep.)

To: wbarmy

C-Span says this is the longest house speech since 1909. I thought Senator Byrd spoke for like 25 hours back in 1964?

Well... um... that would have been in the Senate... :-)

59 posted on 02/07/2018 2:21:12 PM PST by Pravious

To: wbarmy

Think you are confusing Senate with the House - House does not have the filibuster/cloture rule.

97 posted on 02/07/2018 4:53:38 PM PST by Cheerio (#44, The unknown President)

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