Between 2009 and 2013, Senate Republicans blocked 79 of President Barack Obama's nominees using filibusters, more than the 68 nominees blocked by filibuster during the entire previous history of the United States.
Sources
- McConnell Undid 213 Years of Senate History in 33 Minutes (apnews.com)
- https://politifact.com/factchecks/2013/nov/22/harry-reid/harry-reid-says-82-presidential-nominees-have-been/ (politifact.com)
- https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/apr/09/ben-cardin/did-senate-republicans-filibuster-obama-court-nomi/ (politifact.com)
- https://www.thedailybeast.com/did-the-gop-filibuster-more-obama-court-nominees-than-all-others-combined/ (thedailybeast.com)
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