CNN Fact Check: Senate cloture votes

[ProSense]

CNN Fact Check: Senate cloture votes

(CNN) - President Barack Obama Wednesday accused Republicans of packing "20 years of obstruction into one." Speaking to Senate Democrats, he declared, "You had to cast more votes to break filibusters last year than in the entire 1950s and '60s combined."

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– The 110th Congress (2007-2008) is the record-holder so far: There were 112 votes on cloture during that two-year period.

– So far, the 11th Congress (2009-2010) has held 41 cloture votes, 39 of them last year, two more this year.

Bottom Line: President Obama is correct. There were 39 cloture votes last year, nine more than the combined total for 1949-1970.

[proud patriot]

1. This is very important

all Americans should be made aware of this

[harun]

4. TOTALLY AGREE. The corporate media won't bring it up however.

[iceman66]

5. +1000!!!

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

2. It should be noted that this is in the context of one very large bill (HCR) moving slowly.

2007-2008 had no analog to the HCR debate, which is occupying the vast majority of the Senate's time these days. That makes the 41 cloture votes to this point even more impressive by comparison.

[Aramchek]

3. don't apologize for their obstinance

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

7. I'm not.

I'm saying the lower volume of cloture votes is only due to their obstinance, in so far as we can't even get to vote on other bills because of it.

[Betty Karlson]

8. Very good point. N/T

[Jeffersons Ghost]

6. K&R