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What house of congress has the ability to filibuster?

The Senate.


What is the name of the Endless speeches in the senate to delay a vote?

...A Filibuster?


Was Steven F Austin a filibuster?

he was a filibuster :)


What house does filibuster occur in?

a filibuster occurs in the senate


What is the time limit on a filibuster?

There is no time limit on a filibuster.


A sentence using the word filibuster?

Wikipedia says this:A filibuster, or "talking out a bill", is a form of obstruction in a legislature or other decision-making body whereby one attempts to delay or entirely prevent a vote on a proposal by extending a debate on that proposal.The senator talked for hours in an attempt to filibuster the bill he opposed.


What part of speech is the word filibuster?

Filibuster can be used as a noun and a verb.


Long speech or series of speeches delivered in an attempt to delay the work of a legislative body is known as?

a filibuster


Why do you think no equivalent for the filibuster exists in the house of representatives?

The filibuster is a creature of the Senate and owes its existence to that body's time-honored attachment to unlimited debate. The sheer size of the House weighs heavily against the feasibility of unrestricted debate, and its time-limit rules reflect this fact. Allowing the filibuster in the House would be the equivalent of eliminating its time-limit rules, without which it could not effectively function as a lawmaking body.


Congress' use of long speeches and unlimited debate to delay or put a stop to a bill is called a?

It's called a filibuster. filibuster.


Could you provide a sentence for filibuster?

The filibuster kept the bill from being passed


What is the long speech that is used to prevent the senate from voting a bill?

A filibuster