Letter: Senate filibuster is detrimental
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada urges Congress to pass the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act. He appeared on Capitol Hill with Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), right. (May 10, 2012) Credit: Getty Images
The Senate did pass limits designed to reduce the anonymous use of filibusters in January 2011. However, if filibusters do not become rare, the Senate may need to institute additional reform for the good of the chamber, the courts and the nation.
