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would have passed the last Senate if there were no filibuster
The filibuster in recent years has allowed the Republican
minority to block major Democratic proposals by requiring 60
votes to end debate. Here are 13 bills or nominations that
received more than 50 votes — a majority — but failed to
overcome the 60-vote filibuster. Storified by Digital First
Media · Sat, Nov 10 2012 20:27:40 The filibuster in recent years
has allowed the Senate minority to block routine legislation by
requiring 60 votes to end debate. Here are 13 significant bills
or nominations that received more than 50 votes — a majority —
but failed to overcome the 60-vote filibuster. That does not
mean these bills would have all become law. They would still
have had to pass the House and be signed by the president.
However, passing the upper chamber would have put more pressure
on the House to act in some cases. Also, wh