How many filibusters have been made in the US Senate?
878.
From the 66th Congress in 1919 up to the 111th Congress which in 2010, a total of 878 flibusters, or motions for cloture, have been voted in the United Senate. This is according to statistics from the US Senate website. The 2007-08 110th Congress recorded the most number of filibusters for any year with 112.
November 22, 2013 5:03 am
Please re-count, and include all of the years of the existence of the Senate, since the creation (by Aaron Burr) of the situation which led to the possibility for filibuster. Thank you.