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Dem Senator Considers Joining GOP Gun Filibuster: ‘There’s No Bill, No Amendment, I’ve Seen This Played Before’

Sen. Mark Begich, a democrat from Alaska, said he wants more than news conferences from fellow Democrats pushing gun control legislation and is considering joining a GOP-led filibuster.

2013/04/11

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., talks with reporters as Senate Republicans and Democrats head to their weekly policy luncheon on March 19, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (credit: T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images)

Paul Repeats Thinly Veiled Threat To Filibuster New Gun Control Legislation

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul on Wednesday repeated a thinly veiled threat to filibuster new gun control legislation when the Senate reconvenes in Washington next month.

2013/03/28

U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) leaves after a caucus meeting at the Capitol. (credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Senator Ends Long Floor Speech Blocking CIA Pick

A tea party senator from Kentucky used an old-style filibuster lasting nearly 13 hours to block Senate confirmation of John Brennan’s nomination to be CIA director.

2013/03/07

Paul Filibuster: Liberals Are ‘Suspiciously Quiet,’ Reply From Obama Compared To ‘Root Canal’

Sen. Rand Paul’s filibuster of President Obama’s nomination for CIA director, John Brennan, continued to roll into its fifth hour on Wednesday.

2013/03/06

File photo of Sen. Rand Paul. (credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Senator Launches Lengthy Debate to Block CIA Pick

Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has taken to the Senate floor to filibuster John Brennan’s nomination as CIA director.

2013/03/06

U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel (credit: Junko Kimura/Getty Images)

Filibuster or Not? GOP Slow-Walks Hagel Nomination

Immediately after blocking Chuck Hagel’s nomination to be secretary of defense, top Republicans took to the Senate floor Thursday to claim that, no, they were not filibustering.

2013/02/14

Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell raised the possibility of a filibuster against defense secretary Chuck Hagel's nomination. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Sen. McConnell Raises Possibility Of Filibuster Against Chuck Hagel

The Senate Republican leader is raising the possibility of a filibuster of President Barack Obama’s nomination of Chuck Hagel to be defense secretary.

2013/02/04

Opinion: History On The Senate Floor

Last week, Senator Mitch McConnell, the Republican Minority Leader in the Senate, did the stupidest thing any Senate Leader has done in the history of the Senate: He filibustered a bill he supported within a minute of introducing the legislation.

2012/12/10

Democratic senators are looking to curb GOP filibusters. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Senate Democrats Accuse GOP Of Excessive Filibusters

U.S. Sen.-elect Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts is vowing to join with other Democrats to limit the use of the filibuster — a move she said will help break gridlock in Washington by curbing the ability of Republicans to block votes.

2012/12/01