Word of the Week – Cloture
| This week’s word of the week comes as President Obama calls on Congress to pass a historical health care reform bill. The Democratic majority give Congress the ability to pass the bill with a simple majority. The official term for this is Cloture.
What exactly is Cloture? Read more below: Cloture - The only procedure by which the Senate can vote to place a time limit on consideration of a bill or other matter, and thereby overcome a filibuster. Under the cloture rule (Rule XXII), the Senate may limit consideration of a pending matter to 30 additional hours, but only by vote of three-fifths of the full Senate, normally 60 votes. The People’s Place | The Anita Estell Blog
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