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Filibusters & Lobbyists

Filibusters & Lobbyists. Filibuster. When a senator talks for a really long time to stop a vote on a bill Only happens in the Senate. Filibuster. What to talk about: Anything Read a book Read the phonebook Talk about your family Read the bill Etc…. Filibuster.

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Filibusters & Lobbyists

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  1. Filibusters&Lobbyists

  2. Filibuster • When a senator talks for a really long time to stop a vote on a bill • Only happens in the Senate

  3. Filibuster • What to talk about: • Anything • Read a book • Read the phonebook • Talk about your family • Read the bill • Etc…

  4. Filibuster • How to stop a filibuster: • Senate can vote to stop a filibuster • 3/5 (60 senators) of the senate must vote to stop

  5. Filibuster • When over: • Bill dies if time ran out • Vote on the bill

  6. Lobbyist • People who represent special interest groups

  7. Lobbyist • Help get a bill passed OR • Help a bill to fail and die

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