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A filibuster is a parliamentary procedure in which one or more members of a legislative body prolong debate on proposed legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent a decision. It is sometimes refer
United States Senator Warren Austin speaking during an all-night filibuster
Warren Austin
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Warren Robinson Austin was an American politician and diplomat who served as United States Senator from Vermont and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
Filibuster
…United States Senator Warren Austin speaking during an all-night filibuster A filibuster is a parliamentary procedure in which one or more members of a legislative body prolong debate on…
Austin in 1931
Austin demonstrates a captured Soviet-made submachine gun to the United Nations Security Council in 1951, to demonstrate Soviet support for North Korea during the Korean War.