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Humphrey Rules Senate To Limit Debate On Filibuster
Vice President Humphrey ruled that a simple Senate majority can shut off debate and change the rules at the start of a session. He set a one hour debate cap per senator as part of the move, a key step in weakening the filibuster. Southerners protested the ruling as unprecedented. The vote on cloture and the three fifths proposal will follow, with Agnew likely presiding.
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Washington
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
Humphrey
Spiro T. Agnew
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Frank Church
Idaho
Church
Agnew
Mike Mansfield