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Ted Cruz: “The Senate can keep itself in one legislative day for days…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 10:03

Is that part of the reason why it's an intriguing idea? Well, look, part of what you would do is The Senate can keep itself in one legislative day for days, for weeks, for months, potentially. And there is a rule in the Senate that is the two speech rule, which is that a senator can't speak more than twice in a single legislative day. (10:03–10:13)

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Asserts that the Senate can extend a legislative day for an extended period.

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