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Full Committee Hearing

Examining the Filibuster: History of the Filibuster 1789-2008

Date:
Time: 10:00am

Majority Statements

Charles E. Schumer - Statement
Chairman 

Robert C. Byrd - Statement
Senator

Tom Udall - Statement
Senator


Minority Statements

Robert F. Bennett - Statement
Ranking Member

Mitch McConnell - Statement
Senator

Pat Roberts - Statement
Senator


Witness List

Ms. Sarah A. Binder - Testimony
Department of Political Science
George Washington University
Washington, DC

Mr. Gregory J. Wawro - Testimony
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
Columbia University
New York, NY

Mr. Robert B. Dove - Testimony
Parliamentarian Emeritus
U.S. Senate
Falls Church, VA

Mr. Stanley L. Bach - Testimony
Retired, Senior Specialist in the Legislative Process
Congressional Research Service
Washington, DC