#progressnow

These filibusters are the reason there was no budgetpassed this year, and why as many as 125 nominees to executive branch positions and 48 judicial nominations were never brought to a vote. They have produced public policy that we strongly opposed, most recently preserving the tax cuts for the rich, but even bipartisan measures like the food safety bill are routinely filibustered and delayed." - The New York Times,  Editorial, January 2, 2011