Synonyms for filibustering
fil·i·bus·ter·ing

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1. List of paraphrases for "filibustering":

   obstruction

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1. Lamar Alexander:

   Filibustering to death the Gorsuch nomination -- or any presidential nomination, for that matter -- flies in the face of 230 years of Senate tradition, throughout the Senate's history, approval of even the most controversial presidential nominations has required only a majority vote.

2. Ted Cruz:

   The Senate Democrats who are filibustering Department of Homeland Security funding should look hard at this ruling. At a time when we face grave national security threats, at home and abroad, it is the height of irresponsibility for the Democrats to block this funding in an extreme attempt to save Obama's amnesty, which a federal judge has just declared illegal.

3. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu:

   If they are going to take a filibustering stance, we will not allow parliament to be jammed up and will not bow down to threats.

4. Don Stewart:

   Maybe they should spend less time trash-talking and more time tending their own garden: Their party in Congress is currently filibustering a bill that would help prevent children from being sold into sex slavery -- and the President won't lift a finger. Think about that for a minute.

5. Michael Steel:

   The House has passed a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, and block the President's unilateral executive action on immigration, now, the pressure is on Senate Democrats who claim to oppose the President's action, but are filibustering a bill to stop it. Until there is some signal from Senate Democrats what would break Senate Democrats filibuster, there's little point in additional House action.